In a harrowing grain bin incident, a Minnesota man found himself trapped and "submerged" up to his chest in corn, but fortunately, he lived to tell the tale,
On a typical Tuesday morning near Parkers Prairie, what began as routine work in a shed storing corn, turned into an emergency when 64-year-old Brent Marvin Ost became ensnared within the very grain he was striving to manage. Quick thinking by his colleague, led to a timely rescue. In the chaos, “Ost was breathing and talking when responders arrived,” as reported by CBS News Minnesota.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office detailed the incident, explaining how Ost was working atop a corn pile with a vacuum hose inside a shed while another man, Bradley Swenson, kept an eye on the operation from the outside. When the vacuum's suction power waned, Swenson investigated, discovering Ost incapacitated by the engulfing corn. Notifying the authorities at 11:23 a.m., Swenson's alertness spurred a swift response, as per CBS News Minnesota.
A coalition of first responders and bystanders converged to extricate Ost, using their collective might and rescue equipment in a concerted effort. Both the Leaf Valley Fire & Rescue and ambulance services including, North Memorial Ambulance and Parkers Prairie Ambulance, lent their expertise to the operation, as stated in CBS News Minnesota.
Ost's ordeal ended with him being taken to a local hospital. Despite the risk-laden nature of his predicament, his injuries "did not appear to be life-threatening," according to WJON.
