Firefighters rescue man from corn-filled grain bin in Isabella County Updated Feb 25, 2021; Posted Feb 25, 2021 Firefighters work to rescue a man who became trapped in a corn-filled grain bin in Shepherd on Feb. 24, 2021. Facebook Share SHEPHERD, MI — Trapped in a grain bin, an Isabella County farmer nearly found himself buried alive in corn but managed to evade death thanks to the efforts of firefighters. Just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, Shepherd police officers responded to a call of a man trapped inside a corn-filled grain bin at a family farm in the 11000 block of South Shepherd Road. A person at the farm called 911.