Emergency responders say it took almost 90 minutes to rescue a worker who was trapped in a silo 30 feet above the ground.
The victim suffered severe injuries and had to be airlifted to a hospital.
A ladder truck was summoned from Merrill so rescuers could reach the top of the 50-foot structure and get down to the injured man.
His name hasn’t been released.
The incident happened Monday in the Town of Pine River at about 5:00 p.m.
Pine River Fire Chief John Uttech says none of the career firefighters who responded to the emergency had ever heard of an actual recovery of a viable patient in a similar situation.
