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Police Say Seaford Man Injured After Falling Into Grain Silo

SEAFORD, Del. (CBS) --  State Police in Delaware say a 68-year-old man was injured when he fell into a partially-filled grain silo this morning.

They say the victim was on top of the silo cleaning its inside walls when he fell approximately 30 feet.

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Police say a man fell into one of these silos Monday morning. (photo credit DE State Police)

Another man who at the Seaford area farm called 9-1-1.

Crews were able to place the victim in a harness and hoist him out of the silo.

Police say the rescue took about two and half hours.

The man was flown to the Christiana Hospital Trauma Center as a precautionary measure.

His injuries are non-life threatening.

 

 

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