A 68-year-old man died after being pulled out of a grain bin in Huron County Thursday afternoon, according to Art Mead, the emergency management director of Huron County.
Around 1:30 p.m., Wakeman EMS was dispatched to Butler Road for a man trapped inside a grain bin. Eight other agencies helped them to remove the man from the bin. He was then flown to a nearby hospital, authorities said and pronounced dead around 3:30 p.m.
His death appears to be accidental, according to authorities.
Neighbors and farmers in the area also assisted at the scene.
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