Man falls from silo, dies in Stark County

Associated Press

PARIS, Ohio

Authorities say an Ohio man has died after he fell 50 feet from the top of a silo in northeast Ohio.

An investigator for the Stark County coroner says 50-year-old Steven Shockling, of Paris, Ohio, was working on equipment at the top of an empty silo Saturday, when he fell inside to his death.

The (Canton) Repository reports that Shockling was pronounced dead at a local hospital. An autopsy was planned for Sunday, and authorities are investigating.

Paris is about 70 miles south of Cleveland.

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