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Grain Bin Accident Claims Life Of SW Minnesota Man

June 15, 2026




(Storden, Mn.)– An accident in a grain bin has claimed the life of a southwest Minnesota man.

Authorities in Cottonwood county say they were called this past Thursday night after getting a report of a man who had disappeared into the bin near Storden. First responders found 72-year-old William Quade submerged in about three feet of corn.

Quade was taken to Sanford Westbrook Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.