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Grain bin fatality identified in rural Granville incident
['Maribeth M. Wilson']
Shaw Media Local
Emergency personnel respond to a grain bin entrapment incident on a farm south of Granville on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.
(Scott Anderson)The Putnam County Coroner’s Office has identified the person who died in a grain bin incident Monday in rural Granville as Gary Bruch, 69, of Magnolia, Coroner Bob Cofoid said in a news release.
Bruch and others were unloading beans from the bin on the family farm when he entered the bin for an unknown reason and became entrapped, Cofoid said.
A third person attempted a rescue until fire rescue arrived, Cofoid said.
Rescue personnel recovered Bruch, who was pronounced deceased at the scene.