Man who was trapped in corn bin and later died in NW. Wisconsin is identified

A man who died after becoming trapped in a grain bin in northwestern Wisconsin has been identified.

November 26, 2018 at 1:08AM
Emergency personnel were on the scene last week at a corn bin, where a man became trapped.
Emergency personnel were on the scene last week at a corn bin, where a man became trapped. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A man who died after becoming trapped in a grain bin in northwestern Wisconsin has been identified.

The Barron County Sheriff's Office and other agencies were called to the corn bin south of Turtle Lake on Wednesday afternoon.

Responders worked for more than an hour to free the man, who was airlifted to a hospital, the Sheriff's Office said.

Richard Fick, 63, of Clayton, later died of his injuries at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

According to Fick's obituary, his funeral is planned for Monday.

about the writers

about the writers

Paul Walsh

Reporter

Paul Walsh is a general assignment reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune. He wants your news tips, especially in and near Minnesota.

See Moreicon

Erin Adler

Reporter

Erin Adler is a suburban reporter covering Dakota and Scott counties for the Minnesota Star Tribune, working breaking news shifts on Sundays. She previously spent three years covering K-12 education in the south metro and five months covering Carver County.

See Moreicon

More from No Section

See More
FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
Melissa Golden/The New York Times

It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.