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Person reportedly trapped in hay baler on Alexander Road, Alexander

By Billie Owens

A person is reportedly trapped in a hay baler at 10850 Alexander Road. Alexander fire and Mercy medics are responding.

UPDATE 10:45 p.m.: A farm worker died in this accident. According to investigators at the scene a farmer and his crew were using a tractor with an attached hay baler and they noticed the baler was not releasing. The farmer and workers attempted to correct the problem and a male became caught in the baler as they were attempting to fix it. It was a newer model baler, investigators said. The accident remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Office and more information is expected to be released later. (Report courtesy Alecia Kaus/Video News Service).

UPDATE 3:36 a.m.: The victim is identified as Scott R. Booth Jr., 23, of 34 Market St., Attica.

Bob Harker

Baling hay is one of the hardest kinds of work on this planet. God bless him, and his family..

We don't bale hay, we just buy it. We can't explain it, but we feel some kind of bond to him.

Both our hearts are heavy with Mr. Booth's family and their mourning.

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