On Monday, a Hutchinson County, South Dakota, farmer was rescued from a grain bin as more than a dozen people worked to free him.
A number of emergency crews responded to the incident, reports the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan.
Area farmers had learned of the grain bin incident and offered additional equipment to assist. The fire department made use of a grain vacuum and a telehandler.
Crews believed the man, buried to his waist in corn, may have been trapped for 30 minutes before assistance arrived. With the corn placing intense pressure on the man’s legs for an extended period of time, rescuers were unsure if he would be able to climb up the ladders on the inside and outside of the bin.
Firefighters were able to extricate the man through a hole on the side of the bin.
