WINTHROP — A 75-year-old rural Winthrop man died in a grain bin accident Monday afternoon on his farm about seven miles southwest of Gaylord, according to the Sibley County Sheriff’s Office.
Jerry Wannarka’s body was found under corn inside a grain bin when emergency personnel responded to a call about 3:30 p.m. Monday to his farm in Alfsborg Township.
The exact cause of his death is being investigated by Sibley County’s medical examiner’s office.
Local News
November 3, 2009
Winthrop man dies in grain bin
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