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Authorities: 70-Year-Old Trapped in Nebraska Grain Bin Dies

platte-county-sheriffHUMPHREY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 70year-old man has died after becoming trapped in a grain bin in eastern Nebraska.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office says the accident was reported a little before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at a farm southeast of Humphrey. The man’s body was removed from the bin shortly after emergency workers arrived.

The man’s name and other details haven’t been released. The accident is being investigated.

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