Ray Bellringer, a national park spokesman, said it was the biggest event of its kind in the recorded history of the mountain.

According to a park spokesman, 80 per cent of game animals died in the 1983 drought, despite the fact that there was still some surface water.

"It looks healthy," a park spokesman, Tom Hanscom, said after the chick emerged.

A park spokesman, Scott Bluebond, declined to comment on the charge that lifeguards were told about the boy's disappearance.

The newly caught male weighs 19 1/2 pounds and appears healthy, according to a park spokesman.

"There have been a series of unfortunate incidents this season," said a park spokesman, Mark Braff.

Construction is expected to last until September, said John Miele, a park spokesman.

"We believe our attractions are enjoyed by people 10 years and above, based on height requirements," Ray Gomez, a park spokesman, said.

A park spokesman, George Berklacy, said it was granted after much study and was justified.

A park spokesman, Joseph Lescinski, said the director refused his assent to park workers hoping for the day off.