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One Wichita Elevator Incident Victim Identified

The second Gavilon Grain victim is still unidentified

November 30, 2020

Marcus Tice was identified as one of the victims of last week's explosion at a Wichita, KS, Gavilon Grain facility, according to The Kansas City Star. The second victim has not been identified . While OSHA is investigating the case, it remains unclear how or why the two people entered the bin.

Tice left behind a wife and two stepdaughters.

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