Pennsylvania boy 'buried up to his head in corn' rescued from grain bin, fire officials say
Firefighters pulled boy to safety in Latimore Township, Pennsylvania
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Pennsylvania boy was rescued from a grain bin Monday afternoon after he was found almost entirely buried in corn officials said.
First responders were called to Hoffman Road in Latimore Township, Adams County, to a report of a trapped child, the Dover Township Fire Department said.
Firefighters arrived and found the child still conscious and breathing "in a grain bin cart, and buried up to his head in corn," the department said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The rescue operation freed the boy in just over 30 minutes, according to officials. The child, whose name and age were not provided, was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Firefighters pulled a boy out of a grain bin after finding him "buried up to his head in corn." (Dover Township Fire Department)
No update on the boy’s condition was immediately available.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It was unclear how the boy became trapped in the bin of corn, and officials did not say for how long the child was stuck.
The boy was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. His current condition was not provided. (Dover Township Fire Department)
York Springs Fire Company No. 1 also responded to the incident.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Dover Township Fire Department posted on Facebook that just one hour after the child’s rescue, the station attended a scheduled grain rescue class.
Multiple fire departments responded to a call of a trapped child in a grain bin. (Dover Township Fire Department)
"While not used often, this training and equipment is imperative for a chance at a successful and safe rescue," the department wrote.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}There were 83 agricultural confined spaces cases in 2022, a 40.7% increase from the 59 agricultural cases in 2021, according to a 2022 study by researchers at Purdue University. Of the 83 cases in 2022, 24 were fatal, the research shows.