UPDATE: Delaware State Police Release Details on Bridgeville Grain Bin Accident
Courtesy of Ridgely Volunteer Fire Department
UPDATE: The Delaware State Police (DSP) have released new details surrounding the multi-agency grain bin rescue that occurred on Friday in Bridgeville.
On Apr. 10, at approximately 4:50 p.m., troopers, alongside several mutual aid fire companies, responded to Evans Farms on Redden Road for a report of two men trapped in a grain tank. When initial fire and rescue crews arrived, they confirmed that two men were trapped, requested additional rescue resources, and began working to remove them. After lengthy rescue efforts by crews from Delaware and Maryland, a 20-year-old man from Bridgeville was removed from the grain tank and taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The second person, a 66-year-old man from Bridgeville, was ultimately located and pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until his family is notified.
Due to the nature of the incident, the DSP Criminal Investigations Unit assumed the investigation. The preliminary investigation revealed that the two men entered the grain tank to loosen an auger that had become clogged with corn. While in the tank, the two men became stuck, and corn from a higher level in the tank slid onto them, trapping them in the corn.
BRIDGEVILLE, Del. – One person has been rescued and another has died following a grain bin incident in Bridgeville.
WMDT spoke with a DSP spokesperson this morning who confirmed that after the first victim was rescued, the other was recovered and found deceased.
Multiple first responders are on scene of a grain bin rescue in Bridgeville.
A spokesperson for Delaware State Police (DSP) says around 4:50 p.m., DSP, the Bridgeville Fire Company and other mutual aid fire companies responded to the 12000 block of Redden Road for a report of people trapped in a grain bin.
When crews arrived, they learned two people were trapped in the grain bin, requested additional crews and began working to remove them.
The incident is still under investigation. Stay with WMDT for any updates.
This article was originally published on Apr. 10 at 8:43 p.m.
