(Remsen) — A grain bin accident turned deadly Tuesday evening for a Plymouth County farmer. Fire and rescue units from Remsen, Kingsley, Marcus, and Le Mars were summoned to 44797 230th Street, about six miles south of Remsen at
about 7:20 p.m. last evening. The initial call said a subject was stuck in a grain bin, however, when emergency units arrived at the scene, the farmer was determined to have already been deceased. Rescue workers worked for more than three hours on the recovery effort. The male subject was inside a 40 foot
grain bin filled with corn. A firefighter was sent to the hospital for heat exhaustion. Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office has announced the name of the individual who was killed in the grain bin accident was 65 year old Lee E. Grage of 44787 230th Street.
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