BRIDGEVILLE, Del. - A 66-year-old man has died after being trapped in a grain bin in Bridgeville.
On April 10, at approximately 4:50 p.m., a large emergency response was underway in Evans Farms on Redden Road after Delaware State Police responded to a report of two men trapped in a grain tank.
After rescue efforts by DSP, Bridgeville Fire Company, and other mutual aid fire companies, a 20-year-old man was removed from the grain tank and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while an older man from Bridgeville was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is currently being withheld.
DSP Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit's investigation revealed that the two men entered the grain tank to loosen an auger that had become clogged with corn. According to DSP, the corn from a higher level in the tank slid onto them, trapping them in the corn.
