Central PA Farmer Suffocates To Death In His Silo: Report

A farmer in central Pennsylvania suffocated to death inside a silo on his property, PennLive reports.

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05/03/2022 4:01 p.m.

Daniel Burkholder, 68, went inside his personal silo to make a repair on the 1500 block of Rock Ledge Drive in South Middleton Township sometime around 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, the outlet says citing a Cumberland County coroner.

He died of accidental asphyxia after inhaling the gases that weren't properly blown out of the silo, according to the outlet.

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