MORRISONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has died after becoming buried in corn while working inside a farm’s grain bin.
David L. Lowis, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene Monday morning at a farm in rural Morrisonville.
Christian County Coroner Amy Calvert Winans said that first responders had to cut a hole in the grain bin to get to Lowis, but the Taylorville man died after being submerged in the corn.
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An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday on Lowis, WCIA-TV reported.
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