Overview

• The Paris Fire Department received the emergency call around 8 a.m. and led the rescue with the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office and specialized teams.
• Eighteen agencies responded, including multiple local departments, the Kenosha County Specialized Rescue Team and Flight for Life.
• The man became trapped up to his neck while inspecting an interior auger inside a 20-foot silo that was about one-third full of soybeans.
• Crews built an emergency wall, vacuumed grain, used rope and rappelling systems, secured the man in a harness and lifted him out at about 9:45 a.m.
• He was transported to a hospital with minor injuries and is reported to be doing well, as officials note grain entrapments are often fatal per Purdue and OSHA data.