this afternoon, on a farm, in
chesterfield township
burlington county.
crews spent three hours trying
to rescue a man, who was
trapped in a grain silo.
finally, they got him out.
"action news" reporter jeff
chirico, tells the story.
>> reporter: chris probasco
smiled as he was wheeled in
the ambulance after being
trapped in a grain silo most
of the afternoon.
chopper six was over probasco
farm in chesterfield township
as emergency crews hoisted by
ladder trucks worked to free
the 71 year-old farmer.
>> thinks probably one of your
worst situations because we
are working unstable
substance.
>> reporter: in an operation
that took three hours crew
where is lowered in the silo
from the roof.
they could not safely pull the
farmer from the brain because
of the extreme pressure.
>> he wanted out, he just
wanted out, and there is no
quick way for us to get him
out, due to the grain around
him.
we had to like i said
encapsulate him, so the weight
and that we we could get the
grain out to pull...