BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Fire Department was called to the Landus Elevator east of Boone early Friday morning, to help an employee that became trapped in a pile of corn. The department was called out at 4:46 by the Boone County Communications Center. When the on-duty crew arrived at the scene, a conscious individual was found partially buried in an out door grain storage area. Rescue efforts were underway by facility staff and a Boone County Deputy Sheriff. The responding fire department crew was able to use their grain rescue equipment, along with Landus equipment and were able to rescue the unidentified individual from the corn. Assisting at the scene were the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Boone County Ambulance, Boone County Communications and Landus staff. There were no serious injuries reported.
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