Strong City Man Loses Leg In Auger Accident
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Posted: 4:42 PM Oct 23, 2009
Strong City Man Loses Leg In Auger Accident
t was severed just above the right calf when the victim fell off the edge of a grain auger while trying to signal a truck and the auger pulled his leg inside.
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STRONG CITY, Kan., (WIIBW)_ A man who fell into a grain elevator in Strong City Wednesday lost a leg and faces more surgery.

WIBW news partner KVOE radio spoke with Chase County Sheriff Richard Dorneker, who said doctors could not re-attach Justin Lee's leg.

It was severed just above the right calf when Lee fell off the edge of a grain auger while trying to signal a truck and the auger pulled his leg inside.