Crews suspended the man so he wouldn’t sink further into the grain and added steel plates around him to relieve pressure.
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. – A man trapped in a grain bin is alive and well after a three-hour rescue Tuesday, according to fire officials in Arkansas.
Osceola Fire Chief Peter Hill said the man apparently fell into the bin around 9 a.m. and was unable to get out.“We found the victim. The people working there with him were trying to get him out at that time. He was trapped pretty much to his neck,” training officer Bud Gore said.three rescue crews were in the grain bin to help the man trapped inside.“The grain is constantly putting pressure on the victim. It makes it harder for them to breathe.
“We decided to cut the grain bin to lower the level,” Gore said. “When the vac truck arrived, we actually used the vac truck to remove the grain from around the victim.” A medic tending to the victim during the rescue found himself engulfed in grain as well. He was rescued and flown to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.Copyright 2022 KAIT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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