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Two Men Rescued In Grain Bin Incident

Two men were rescued from a grain bin incident on Wednesday evening in Stonington. At approximately 6:48 on Wednesday, December 30th, Stonington Fire was notified of a grain bin entrapment in the area of 2225 N 2000 East Road. Stonington Fire rushed to the scene and upon arrival found two men trapped inside.  One subject was waste deep and the other shin deep. Both patients were alert and attempting to free themselves from the grain. Less than ten minutes later, Taylorville Fire was dispatched to aid in the rescue. 

 

After climbing to the top of the bin and making contact with both patients, Stonington Fire was able to lower an oxygen bottle to the men. At 7:10 Decatur Fire was dispatched as well. Taylorville Fire arrived at 7:11 and rescue ropes were lowered into the bin. Both patients were able to secure lifelines around themselves to prevent sinking any deeper into the grain.

 

Once arrived, Decatur Tactical Rescue Team began to help by securing the patients by lowering harnesses into the bin. Both men were able to strap themselves in and at 9:05, a little over 2 hours later, both men were free from the grain, removed from the harnesses and free from the bin. 

 

In a press release issued by The Stonington Fire Protection District, SFPD thanked Dunn’s Ambulance, Taylorville Fire Department the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, Stonington Police Department, Decatur Fire Department Tactical Rescue Team, and the CCSO dispatchers for all of their hard work on Wednesday evening.

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