On March 15, 2023 at approximately 7:15 P.M., the Clinton County Sheriffs Office and the DeWitt Fire
Department were dispatched to a report of a man trapped in a grain bin at 2073 320^^ Ave. Upon arrival, law
enforcement and fire personnel located an adult male trapped inside of a partially filled grain bin. The DeWitt
Fire Department, along with firefighters from neighboring jurisdictions, worked to extricate the victim from
grain bin. Firefighters were able to extricate the victim from the grain bin; however, the victim had died as a
result of being trapped in the grain. The identity of the victim is currently behind withheld, pending proper
notification of family.
The case remains under investigation by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and the Clinton County Medical
Examiner’s Office. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and DeWitt Fire Department were assisted at the scene
by the Charlotte Fire Department, Goose Lake Fire Department, Low Moor Fire Department, Welton Fire
Department, Genesis Ambulance, Med Force, Clinton County Communications, and the Clinton County Medical
Examiner’s Office.
