Salt Creek man dies after becoming trapped in silo in state’s south east

A man has died after being trapped inside a silo in the state’s south east.

A 63-year-old Salt Creek man has died after becoming trapped inside a silo in a workplace incident in the state’s South East on Friday.

Emergency services including SA Ambulance, police, State Emergency Services and Country Fire Services, were called to a property on the Princes Hwy, Salt Creek at around 4.15pm after reports that a man was trapped in a silo.

The Advertiser understands emergency services pulled the man from the storage facility, but were unable to save him.

In a statement, police said the man died at the scene.

“Police will be preparing a report for the coroner following the death of a man at Salt Creek today,” the statement said.

South Australia’s work health and safety agency SafeWork SA is attending the site and will be conducting an investigation.

Originally published as Salt Creek man dies after becoming trapped in silo in state’s south east