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Man dies in Crawford County grain bin accident, Wednesday

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August 3rd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Denison, Iowa) – A grain bin accident Wednesday afternoon in Crawford County, claimed the life of a man from Dunlap. According to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, 41-year-old Michael Tom Heistand was pronounced dead at the scene located at 1546 O’Banion Road, or about 12 miles southwest of Denison.
 The Crawford County Communications Center received a call at around 4:01-p.m., Wednesday, about a person being trapped in a grain bin off O’Banion Road.
Among the many agencies responding to the call for help was: The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office and Crawford County Ambulance; Personnel with the Denison, Dow City, Manilla, Dunlap, Woodbine and Logan Fire Departments, as well as Mondamin Fire; The Harrison County Emergency Management Agency (EMA); Harrison County Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT).