VAN ORIN – Bureau and LaSalle county first responders were called to a grain bin entrapment at a rural home on state Route 92, just west of Van Orin, Monday afternoon.

The call came in around 12:40 p.m.

The caller stated a person had fallen into the grain bin and couldn’t be seen.

First responders quickly arrived to the rural address. An OSF Life Flight helicopter also landed on scene at the farm.

Shortly after rescuers’ arrival, the call turned into a victim recovery.

Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff confirmed Laverne Molln, 57, of Walnut was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wamhoff confirmed Molln had been working at his family farm at the time of his death.

During the recovery operation, crews lowered men into a metal bin as they attempted to search for Molln.

Equipment was used to cut through the side of the bin to release grain during the search.

The grain had to be scooped and sucked up as the rescue units continued their search.

Princeton Fire Department and Ohio Fire Department received assistance at the scene from MABAS Technical rescue team out of LaSalle County, LaMoille Fire, Arlington Fire, LaMoille Ambulance, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois Department of Transportation and several local farmers who helped with equipment.