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Authorities Investigating Death in South Brewster County

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Authorities remove the body of Errol Zane Trinkley from a remote canyon in South Brewster County on Sunday, May 22, 2016. (Brewster County Sheriff's Office)

The Brewster County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of 31-year-old Errol Zane Trinkley of San Benito, Texas, whose body was found in a rugged part of South Brewster County on Sunday.

In a Facebook post, the sheriff's office said Trinkley was found in a "rough, shallow canyon" west of State Highway 118. Authorities believe Trinkley left his vehicle, walked to the edge of a 50-foot cliff and somehow fell, landing on the rocks below.

The death is being investigated as an accident. The cause of death is believed to be a fatal head injury, though the sheriff's office said an autopsy has not been ordered, pending further investigation.

 

Travis Bubenik is News Director at Marfa Public Radio.