Published March 05, 2010, 08:44 AM
Man dies in corn bin
A man trapped in a grain bin on his farm near Waseca died after rescue workers were unable to reach him in time.
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Workers clean up corn that was removed to free James Eaton, who was trapped in the grain bin at right, on a farm in Otisco Township about five miles southeast of Waseca, Minn., Thursday. Eaton died at the scene.
WASECA, Minn. (AP) — A man trapped in a grain bin on his farm near Waseca died after rescue workers were unable to reach him in time.
The Waseca County sheriff’s office said 49-year-old James Eaton died at the scene.
Deputies said Eaton was trying to dislodge frozen corn inside the bin Thursday morning when the grain collapsed onto him and suffocated him.
The farm is located in Otisco Township, about five miles south of Waseca in south-central Minnesota.
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