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ByKevinBurbach TheAssociatedPress MINNEAPOLIS Thedaybe- fore Prince died, his repre- sentatives reached out to a California doctor who spe- cializes in addiction treat- ment to arrange a meeting, a Minneapolis lawyer for the doctor said Wednesday. Attorney William Mauzy said Dr. Howard Kornfeld had never met or spoken to Prince before Prince's rep- resentatives contacted him on April 20 with the mu- sician's knowledge. Mauzy, confirming details first re- ported by the Minneapo- lis Star Tribune, said Ko- rnfeld wasn't able to travel immediately to Minnesota, so he arranged for his son Andrew to go instead. Andrew Kornfeld took a late flight on April 20 so he could be at Prince's Pais- ley Park studio complex the next morning. When he got there, Andrew Korn- feld was one of three peo- ple to find Prince in an ele- vator, unresponsive, and it was he who called 911, the attorney said. Mauzy also said the el- der Kornfeld arranged for a Minnesota doctor to evaluate Prince, and that the doctor had cleared his schedule for the following morning. But Prince was found unresponsive before that could happen, he said. "Dr. Kornfeld was never able to meet Prince, never talked to Prince, and sadly, unable to arrive in time to help Prince," Mauzy told re- porters. Mauzy said Andrew Kornfeld was carrying a small amount of buprenor- phine, which Howard Korn- feld says on his website is a treatment option for pa- tients with addiction issues that offers pain relief with less possibility of overdose and addiction. But Mauzy saidAndrewKornfeldnever intended to give the medi- cation to Prince, and in- stead planned to give it to the Minnesota doctor who wasscheduledtoseePrince. Mauzy said Andrew Ko- rnfeld has been questioned by investigators. When asked by reporters about the legality of his carry- ing buprenorphine, Mauzy declined to answer. But he said he believes Minnesota law would protect Andrew Kornfeld from any po- tential charges related to Prince's death. Under the law, a person who seeks medical assis- tance for someone who is overdosing on drugs may not be prosecuted for pos- sessing or sharing con- trolled substances, under certain circumstances. Mauzy said it was not uncommon for Howard Kornfeld to send his son on his behalf. He said Andrew Kornfeld is a pre-med stu- dent and that convincing people to seek treatment is something "he has done for years." A law enforcement offi- cial briefed on the inves- tigation has told The As- sociated Press that inves- tigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose. The official spoke on condition of an- onymity because he wasn't authorized to talk about the investigation. The same official also said investiga- tors are looking at whether Prince had suffered an overdose when his plane made an emergency land- ing in Moline, Illinois, less than a week before he died. Howard Kornfeld runs Recovery Without Walls in Mill Valley, California. His website describes the practice as "specializing in innovative, evidence- based medical treatment for chronic pain and drug and alcohol addiction." An- drew Kornfeld is listed on the website as a practice consultant. Mauzy said Prince's rep- resentatives told Howard Kornfeld that the singer was "dealing with a grave medical emergency." He de- clined Wednesday to detail the emergency, and also de- clined to identify the doc- tor. Mauzy said Dr. Kornfeld hoped to get Prince "stabi- lized in Minnesota and con- vince him to come to Recov- ery Without Walls in Mill Valley. That was the plan." Stuart Gitlow, an ad- diction medicine expert speaking without direct knowledge of Prince's case, questioned whether How- ard Kornfeld and his son acted appropriately. "If a physician feels that a patient is having an emer- gency, his obligation is to call an ambulance and get the patient to emergency personnel who can assess the situation — not to fly to the patient," Gitlow said. "It's not routine for doc- torstoflyacrossthecountry to start people on buprenor- phine," said Gitlow, a past president of the American Society of Addiction Medi- cine and a faculty member of the University of Florida. "That's something that can be handled locally." Authorities haven't re- leased a cause of death. An autopsy was done the day after Prince's death, but its findings, including the tox- icology results, weren't ex- pected for as many as four weeks. Prince had a reputation for clean living, and some friends said they never saw any sign of drug use. But longtime friend and col- laborator Sheila E. said Prince had physical issues from performing, citing hip and knee problems that she said came from years of jumping off risers and stage speakers in heels. SUPERSTAR Attorney says Prince arranged to meet with addiction doctor JEFFBAENEN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Attorney William Mauzy answers questions from the media as he arrives at his Minneapolis office Wednesday. Mauzy said prior to Prince's death, his representatives reach out to an addition specialist to arrange a meeting. "Dr. Kornfeld was never able to meet Prince, never talked to Prince, and sadly, unable to arrive in time to help Prince." — Attorney William Mauzy The Associated Press PHOENIX Charlie Keating IV, who died in a gunfight with militants in Iraq, was known in Phoenix for his family name but forged his own path as a high school and college track star and then as a Navy SEAL. He was shot and killed Tuesday during a gunbattle that involved more than 100 Islamic State fighters, Army Col. Steve Warren said. The Navy Petty Officer 1st Class was part of a quick reaction force that moved in to help American military advisers who came under attack. "He was our golden boy and he had a million-dollar smile. And he had the best luck in the world, and he al- ways made it through, so that's why this is so shock- ing," his mother, Krista Jo- seph,saidduringatelephone interview Wednesday. Keating, a grandson of an Arizona financier involved in the 1980s savings and loan scandal, was the third American serviceman to die in combat in Iraq since the U.S.-led coalition launched its campaign against the Is- lamicStategroupinsummer 2014, military officials said. Joseph said her son had wanted to be a Navy SEAL from a young age and even put a SEAL poster on his bedroom wall at age 8 or 9. He would only enlist in the Navy if he was allowed to take basic underwater train- ing, which is the first hurdle to eventually becoming a SEAL, she said. "He would not join until they gave him a shot," Jo- seph said. Keating's grand- father, Charles H. Keating Jr., who died in 2014 at age 90,servedprisontimeforhis role in the costliest savings andloanfailureofthe1980s. The scandal also shook thepoliticalworld.Fivesena- tors who received campaign donations from the elder Ke- atingwereaccusedofimpro- priety for appealing to regu- lators on his behalf in 1987. The grandfather went to prison when Charlie was young, and other children reportedly made fun of him. "What happened in the past, I really don't care. I'm really close to him," the younger Keating told The Arizona Republic in 2004 when he ran in the Class 4A state track and field cham- pionships in suburban Phoe- nix. That's where his grand- fatherwatchedhimcompete for the first time. A 2004 graduate of Phoe- nix's Arcadia High School, CharlieKeatingwascityand regional champion in the 1,600-meter run as a sopho- more, junior and senior. RobReniewicki,Keating's former high school track coach, said he had kept in touch with Keating through Facebook and that Keating was planning to get married in November. "He was a tremendous athlete, a tremendous per- son. I'm devastated," Re- niewicki told Phoenix TV station KTVK. Keating ran trackandcrosscountryfrom 2004-06 at Indiana Univer- sity, where his father was a three-time All-America swimmer from 1974-77 and finished fifth in the breast- stroke at the 1976 Olympics. GRANDSON OF FINANCIER Slain Navy SEAL known for family, made name as a track star SHERRIE BUZBY — THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC Charlie Keating IV, then 16, posed for a photo in Phoenix for an series on the Discovery channel that he took part in. By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration is revising a federal rule that allows wind-energy companies to operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years, even if means killing or injuring thousands of federally pro- tected bald and golden ea- gles. Under the plan an- nounced Wednesday, wind companies and other power providers could kill or in- jure up to 4,200 bald ea- gles a year without penalty — nearly four times the cur- rent limit. Golden eagles could only be killed if companies take steps to minimize the losses, for instance, by ret- rofitting power poles to re- duce the risk of electrocu- tion. Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice Director Dan Ashe said the proposal will "provide a path forward" for main- taining eagle populations while also spurring devel- opment of a pollution-free energy source that's in- tended to ease global warm- ing, a cornerstone of Pres- ident Barack Obama's en- ergy plan. Ashe said the 162-page proposal would protect ea- gles and at the same time "help the country reduce its reliance on fossil fuels" such as coal and oil that contrib- ute to global warming. "There's a lot of good news in here," Ashe said in an interview, calling the plan "a great tool to work with to further conserva- tion of two iconic species." The proposal sets objec- tives for eagle management, addresses how bird popu- lations will be monitored and provides a framework for how the permitting sys- tem fits within the agency's overall eagle management, Ashe said. Wind farms are clus- ters of turbines as tall as 30-story buildings, with spinning rotors as wide as a passenger jet's wingspan. Blades can reach speeds of up to 170 mph at the tips, creating tornado-like vor- texes. The Fish and Wildlife Service estimates there are about 143,000 bald eagles in the United States, and 40,000 golden eagles. It's unclear what toll wind energy companies are having on eagle popu- lations, although Ashe said as many 500 golden eagles a year are killed by collisions with wind towers, power lines, buildings, cars and trucks. Thousands more are killed by gunshots and poi- sonings. Reporting of eagle mortality is voluntary, and the Interior Department refuses to release the infor- mation. Wednesday's an- nouncement kicks off a 60- day comment period. Offi- cials hope to issue a final rule this fall. The plan was developed after a federal judge in Cal- ifornia blocked a 2013 rule that gave wind energy com- panies a 30-year pass to kill bald and golden eagles. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled last August that the Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice failed to follow envi- ronmental procedural re- quirements in issuing the 2013 directive. The agency had classified its action as an adminis- trative change from a 2009 rule, excluding it from a full environmental review. The agency adopted the 30-year rule as a way to en- courage the development of wind energy, a key source of renewable power that has nearly tripled in out- put since 2009. A previous rule allowed wind farms to apply for re- newable five-year permits. Golden and bald eagles are not endangered species but are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Pro- tection Act and the Migra- tory Bird Treaty Act. The laws prohibit killing, selling or otherwise harm- ing eagles, their nests or eggs without a permit. The permits would be re- viewed every five years, and companies would have to submit reports of how many eagles they kill. HIGH-SPEED TURBINES Ne w fe de ra l ru le w ou ld p er mi t thousands of bald eagle deaths | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016 8 A