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'Just like being in quicksand'

Ohio farmer survives soybean entrapment

In this May 30 photo provided by the Ross Township Fire Department, rescue personnel shovel soybeans out of the bottom of a bin during an effort to rescue farmer Jay Butterfield, who was buried up to his neck inside. He became buried up to his neck while trying to break up clumps of soybeans in the bin on his farm in Ross Township, Ohio. - photo by Associated Press

soybeans — In this May 30 photo provided by the Ross Township Fire Department, rescue personnel shovel soybeans out of the bottom of a bin during an effort to rescue farmer Jay Butterfield, who was buried up to his neck inside. He became buried up to his neck while trying to break up clumps of soybeans in the bin on his farm in Ross Township, Ohio. - photo by Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sea of shifting soybean kernels had risen to Jay Butterfield's knees inside a tall grain bin on his Ohio farm.

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