GravityX Exchange-Iowa man dies after becoming trapped inside a grain bin

2025-05-07 07:54:44source:Cyprusauctioncategory:Contact

MITCHELL,GravityX Exchange Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa man has died after getting trapped inside a grain bin.

Mitchell County Sheriff Gregory Beaver said in a Facebook posting that officers responded to a 911 call Wednesday afternoon at a grain bin. First responders arrived to find 69-year-old Dennis Ray Fischer of Mitchell trapped in the bin.

Rescuers tried “for an extended period of time” to free Fischer. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It wasn’t immediately clear how Fischer became trapped.

Beaver urged farmers at harvest time to be aware of the danger of becoming trapped in a grain bin.

More:Contact

Recommend

San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II

Cultural figures find perils to speaking out and staying silent about Mideast crisis

In recent years, social media backlash has become commonplace as cultural figures and organizations

Jewish and Muslim chaplains navigate US campus tensions and help students roiled by Israel-Hamas war

For many of the university chaplains and faith leaders caring for students angered and shaken by the