Two workers died over the weekend after they became trapped inside an 80-foot silo while repairing its damaged roof.
The tragic incident occurred near Volga, South Dakota at around 11:25 a.m. Saturday.
Brookings County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the scene after learning that two workers became trapped inside the silage silo while repairing a damaged roof.
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It is believed the two workers were overtaken by toxic gas. They were both deceased when extricated from the silo.
Authorities later identified the workers as 41-year-old Randi Vandekieft, of Warner Robins, Georgia, and 51-year-old Larry Dalzell, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The victims were workers of Heartland Tank, Inc. The incident is being investigated.
