Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Kristen Dale February 1, 2018 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net April 24, 2020, 3:13 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard- Sat. Feb. 3, 2018 Portland man dies in the U.P. Snowmobile accident injuries were responsible CHIPPEWA COUNTY --A 49-year-old Portland man was killed Thursday while snowmobiling in the Upper Peninsula. Officers with the Chippewa County Sheriff's office and Kristen Dale Brown was thrown from his recreational vehicle on Snowmobile Trail #8, just after he crossed Brimley Grade road, and landed in the middle of the trail. Due to blowing snow and dust, a second snowmobiler was unable to see Brown lying n the trail and ran into him. Brown died as a result of his injuries, officials said. The driver of the second snowmobile was not hurt. Sheriff's officials said Brown was operating the snowmobile faster than the trail conditions would allow. The accident remains under investigation. Blowing snow and road and trail conditions led to numerous accidents in Chippewa County Feb. 1, according to the sheriff's office. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/brown35999nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb