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Sep 22, 2019

Grain Bin Death in Fremont, NE

Man became trapped Sunday afternoon at Interstate Commodities grain elevator

First responders confirmed just before 8 p.m. Sunday that a rescue mission at Interstate Commodities grain elevator, just outside Fremont, NE, became a recovery mission, reportsKFMT Fremont.

Fremont Fire Department, Dodge County Sheriff’s office and at least two other rescue crews from nearby agencies worked for nearly five hours to save a man who became trapped in the grain bin around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Rope teams were on the scene, as was a crew from Central Valley Ag, attempting rescue from both the top and the bottom of the elevator.

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