Officials release name of victim killed in Didion grain silo incident
December 17, 2020 4:55 PM Brandon Arbuckle
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Randal Rote (photo courtesy of Madison.com)
CAMBRIA, Wis. The 52-year-old Waupun man whose body was recovered from a grain silo at Didion Milling has been identified.
According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Randal Rote was found dead Dec. 8 after the employee was reported missing that morning in Cambria. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched another investigation at Didion Milling as a result.
Rote was a Madison native who graduated from Monona Grove High School in 1986. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in technical agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he also met his future wife.
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Authorities release name of Didion worker found dead in corn silo
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Emergency crews on the scene Dec. 8, 2020 at Didion Milling in Cambria.
PORTAGE (WKOW) Authorities have identified the person found dead inside a corn silo at the Didion Corn Mill in the Village of Cambria last week. The Columbia County Sheriff s Office said the man was 52-year-old Randal Rote, Waupun.
The sheriff s office said it is investigating the death along with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Rote was working in or around a corn silo in a confined space, according to the sheriff s office shortly before he went missing.