Craig man dies in kayaking accident on Yampa River

DINOSAUR | A 66-year-old
man from Craig, identified Tuesday as
Michael Brinks, died July 15 while on
a two-person private trip using inflatable
kayaks on the Yampa River in
Dinosaur National Monument.
Based on preliminary reports, at
approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday,
July 15, the kayaker hit a rock in
Tepee Rapid, capsized, and never
resurfaced. He was wearing a personal
flotation device. The reporting party
kayaked 24 miles downstream to
Hells Canyon Ranch to…