Farmer found waist-deep in grain silo rescued after 5 hours, NC officials say
Story Date: 12/2/2021

  Source: Tanasia Kenney, NEWS & OBSERVER, 12/1/21


A North Carolina farmer had to be rescued after spending more than five hours trapped inside a grain silo. The man had gone inside to check his equipment around 2 p.m. when he got stuck, according to the Scotland Neck Fire Department. He was covered up to his knees in corn, officials said, and called to his sons for help. His sons called firefighters around 7:30 p.m. when the man sank deeper into the grain — this time up to his waist, according to a news release. Scotland Neck crews, joined by the Enfield...

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