MAHASKA COUNTY – A man died in rural Mahaska County yesterday after being trapped in a grain bin in a farming accident.

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says that emergency crews were dispatched to a rural Mahaska County residence located near the intersection of 175th Street and Jersey Avenue, west of Lacey, yesterday morning at around 10:13am. Information received was in regard to a farming accident that involved a 74-year-old male who had fallen and was trapped inside of a grain bin.

Upon their arrival, emergency personnel discovered that the man was deceased.

No further information has been released at this time. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office thanked several agencies for their assistance with the recovery effort, including the Mahaska County Dispatch Center, the Oskaloosa Fire Department and Rescue Team, the New Sharon Fire Department, the New Sharon Police Department, the Iowa State Patrol, Mahaska Health Partnership, and the Oskaloosa Water Department.