(St. Peter, MN) – A St. Peter teen has died after a farm accident in rural Nicollet County.

The Nicollet County Sheriff’s office responded to a report Wednesday around 3:30 p.m. of a male trapped in a grain bin at a farm in the rural Norseland area.

A press release from Sheriff Dave Lange says responding deputies found 18-year-old Landon David Gran of rural St. Peter, deceased inside the bin.

“While working inside the grain bin, it appeared as though Gran had made contact with a piece of equipment within the bin and had succumbed to his injuries,” said the release.

The Nicollet County Sheriff was assisted by the St. Peter Fire Department, Alina Ambulance, and Mayo One.

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