PCSO investigates grain bin incident that killed Humphrey man
Authorities said they found an 81-year-old man dead in a grain bin near Lindsay on Tuesday.
By News Channel NebraskaLINDSAY, Neb. -- Authorities said they found an 81-year-old man dead in a grain bin near Lindsay on Tuesday.
The Platte County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday around 6:30 p.m., deputies were called to a farm located about four miles east of Lindsay, on Highway 91, for a man trapped in a grain bin.
PCSO said that both Lindsay Fire and Rescue and Humphrey Fire and Rescue responded to the scene deploying their Grain Bin Entrapment Teams.
Authorities notified a LifeNet medical helicopter and it was placed on standby.
The victim was identified as 81-year-old William Babel of Humphrey.
Babel was pronounced dead on arrival. The grain bin was partially emptied to recover Babel.
The incident remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Office.