What was supposed to be a roof repair project at a Brookings County Farm in South Dakota turned tragic over the weekend as two out-of-state workers were killed after being trapped inside a silo.

According to a Facebook post from the Brookings County Sheriff's Office, just before noon Saturday (September 7), 51-year-old Larry Dalzell of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and 41-year-old Randi Vandekieft of Warner Robins, Georgia, were working to repair a damaged roof on a 80-foot silo on a farm near Volga when somehow the two became entrapped inside and were overtaken by toxic gas.

Silo Accident
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Silo Accident
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Dalzell and Vandekieft were working for Heartland Tank Inc.

This accident remains under investigation by the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office.

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