Emergency responders rescue boy trapped inside grain elevator

CLINTON, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A child was pulled to safety after he became trapped inside a grain elevator that was partially filled.

Emergency crews responded to Hankins Grain Company in Clinton, Missouri, Monday morning.

The police department said crews worked on the rescue for several hours before they reached the boy. Eventually, they were able to cut off a section of the grain elevator to provide better access.

KCTV reports the boy was saved around noon.

He was taken to a hospital. No information has been released on the extent of his injuries.