A WOMAN has died after slipping and falling inside a giant grain vat filled with sunflower seeds.

The 56-year-old, who has not yet been named, was helping two trucks unload the seeds at Glinz Farm in south-central North Dakota when she was buried alive.

She was wearing a safety harness but it was not attached to anything at the moment the incident occurred.

Stutsman County Sheriff’s office and workers nearby tried to cut holes inside of the vat to save her.

When firefighters and other responders arrived at the scene, they tried to drill more holes to reach her.

Responders were able to remove her and perform CPR, however, it was too late and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities are still investigating the incident and have not released the woman’s identity as they work to notify the family.

According to a research study done by Purdue University in 2019, there have been roughly 67 entrapment cases in grain bins in 2019 and those cases were fatal more than 60% of the time.

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