MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) — Four men were pulled to safety Friday morning after being buried in grain that poured out of a bin near the eastern Iowa city of Mount Vernon.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said the accident happened after two men began setting up a grain bin to unload corn just north of Mount Vernon.
An outer door opened, causing corn to rush out and cover the men. Two men passing by on nearby Highway 1 saw what happened and stopped to help, but they also became trapped.
It took more than an hour to rescue the four men. One man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
