WILLIAMSBURG MAN DIES IN GRAIN BIN ACCIDENT

Williamsburg man dies in grain bin accident

Law enforcement in Iowa County has identified a man who died Friday (3/25) in a grain bin accident near Williamsburg.  The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that 63-year-old Robert Wade Chittick of Williamsburg died in the accident.  Emergency responders were called around 7:30 a.m. Friday to the grain bin near Williamsburg. Crews worked for an hour before finding Chittick buried under ten feet of corn. He was declared dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office says the 20,000-bushel capacity grain bin is owned by Kinze Manufacturing and is leased to Circle J Grain of Williamsburg.

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