Coroner identifies man who died in Clay County grain elevator accident

Beth Clark and Brandyn Benter

7 mins ago

CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – A Clay County man was killed in an accident at a grain elevator Monday evening.

The Cory Volunteer Fire Department received an emergency call around 8 p.m. Monday evening that a grain silo might be trapped.

According to Glen Neiswinger, fire chief of the Cory Volunteer Fire Department, firefighters arrived at the farm in Cory, Indiana, in the area of ​​6600 West County Road 350 South.

“When we got there, we didn’t know where he was,” said Neiswinger. “The tractor and the auger were still running. We knew he had to be in the bin.”

Firefighters cut holes in the walls of the grain bin to let the grain out. They found the victim and determined that he was dead.

The Clay County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 79-year-old Gerald Reagin of Cory, Indiana.

The cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy, which is scheduled for July 31 at Lawson-Miller Chapel.

The Cory Department was assisted on scene by the Clay County Sheriff’s Department, Clay County Coroner, STAR Ambulance, and the following fire departments from Clay City, CenterPoint, Posey Township, Lewis Township, Riley, and Pierson Township.