In this Tuesday, March 26, 2019, photo provided by Indianapolis Fire Department crews from several fire departments work to rescue a worker trapped inside a silo containing gravel in Indianapolis. The worker, who was identified as being from a business in Marion, Kentucky, was hoisted to safety Tuesday night and taken to a hospital in stable condition. (Rita L Reith/Indianapolis Fire Department via AP)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A worker trapped for more than seven hours inside a silo containing gravel in Indianapolis has been released from a hospital.
The Indianapolis Fire Department says 34-year-old Billy Joe Walls was released Wednesday and has returned home to Kentucky a day after crews from several fire departments worked to free him.
The department says Walls had been lowered inside the silo at Milestone Contractors to take measurements and unexpectedly sank into the gravel around midday Tuesday.
Walls was attached to a cable, but he couldn't be pulled out. Rescuers used a vacuum truck to remove some gravel and eventually hoisted him to safety Tuesday night.
Walls works for Riley Tool and Machine of Marion, Kentucky. The fire department says Tuesday was his first day working inside a silo.
In this Tuesday, March 26, 2019 photo provided by the Indianapolis Fire Department, crews from several fire departments rescue a worker trapped inside a silo containing gravel in Indianapolis. The worker, who was identified as being from a business in Marion, Kentucky, was hoisted to safety Tuesday night and taken to a hospital in stable condition. (Rita L Reith/Indianapolis Fire Department via AP)
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In this Tuesday, March 26, 2019 photo provided by the Indianapolis Fire Department, crews from several fire departments work to rescue a worker trapped inside a silo containing gravel in Indianapolis. The worker, who was identified as being from a business in Marion, Kentucky, was hoisted to safety Tuesday night and taken to a hospital in stable condition. (Rita L Reith/Indianapolis Fire Department via AP)
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