SafeX Pro:Two workers die after being trapped inside a South Dakota farm silo

2025-05-04 04:08:11source:TAIM Exchangecategory:Invest

VOLGA,SafeX Pro S.D. (AP) — Two people have died in an accident at a farm silo in South Dakota.

The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the accident happened just before noon Saturday on a farm near Volga in eastern South Dakota.

The sheriff’s office said 51-year-old Larry Dalzell of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and 41-year-old Randi Vandekieft of Warner Robins, Georgia, were working to repair a damaged roof on top of a silo that stood 80 feet (24.4 meters) tall.

Dalzell and Vandekieft became trapped inside the silo “and are believed to have been overtaken by toxic gas,” the sheriff’s office said. Rescuers got them out, but both were pronounced dead.

It was unclear how the workers ended up inside the silo, which was nearly full.

More:Invest

Recommend

McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales

Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed Friday to pay $650 million to resolve criminal

Birmingham-Southern baseball trying to keep on playing as school prepares to close

Birmingham-Southern’s baseball team is playing on, even as the college prepares to close its doors.T

Palestinians welcome EU nations' statehood vow as Israel hammers Gaza, killing a mother and her unborn child

The leaders of three European countries — Norway, Spain and Ireland — announced Wednesday that they