One man was killed and another was airlifted from the scene following a grain bin accident in Illinois this week.
First responders in Putnam County were dispatched at 2:18 p.m. on Monday, according to ajoint Facebook statementfrom the Hennepin and Granville fire departments.
Inside the bin, they found a man buried to his chest in soybeans.
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The man told responders that he had gone into the bin inside to locate another man whom he hadn't seen in a while when he became trapped, according to the statement.
Crews used a grain bin rescue tube and grain vacuum system to rescue the first man. He was helped out of the bin and airlifted for further treatment. His current condition remains unclear.
After working in shifts for hours to remove the soybeans, crews discovered the second man dead near the bottom of the bin.
The victims have not yet been publicly identified.
