Cass-Putman Rescue planning fundraiser following recent grain bin rescue

Cass-Putman Rescue planning fundraiser following recent grain bin rescue

CUBA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Fulton County volunteer rescue team is planning to purchase special equipment after crews rescued a man from a grain bin. Cass-Putman Rescue is planning a fundraiser to purchase a grain rescue tube, according to a post on their Facebook page. The post also said the specialized equipment would cost approximately $5,000 for a complete kit. This comes after multiple agencies helped rescue an 85-year-old man who had been trapp…

Worker freed from grain bin in Fulton County rescue

A worker trapped in a grain bin was freed after a coordinated rescue operation Wednesday in Fulton County. Rescue personnel responded to a call about a worker trapped in a grain bin at 1530 E. Hart Road in Marietta just after noon Wednesday. The Smithfield Fire Department requested mutual aid from the Macomb Fire Department at 12:01 p.m., with additional technical rescue teams from Canton and Quincy called en route. At 12:23 p.m., first responde…