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83-Year-Old Dies After Being Trapped in Grain Bin, Iowa Officials Say
Emergency crews from multiple counties and air medical services responded to rescue 83-year-old Robert Kroll, who was declared dead at the scene after grain bin entrapment.
- On Thursday at about 9:53 a.m., reports came in of 83-year-old Robert Kroll trapped inside a grain bin near Charter Oak, Crawford County.
- Because the situation was urgent and complex, agencies called for mutual aid, and Crawford County Emergency Management performed a county-wide all-call to mobilize resources from Harrison County.
- First arriving personnel began cutting access holes into the grain bin while responders used a grain vacuum and an air medical helicopter was requested and arrived on scene.
- Despite immediate life-saving efforts, medical personnel declared the victim deceased at the scene and officials said the family has been notified.
- The multi-agency response drew units from neighboring towns and counties, including Crawford County Memorial Hospital Ambulance, the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, and area fire departments.
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83 year old dies in western Iowa grain bin accident
A western lowa man has died in a grain bin accident. A 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday indicated a man was trapped in a grain bin near Charter Oak. First responders from 16 local agencies arrived. Holes were cut in the bin, then grain was removed to get to the man inside. According […]
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