Arik (Arick/Eric) Baker
Young Iowa farmer and survivor of a catastrophic grain-bin entrapment who recounts his first-person experience of being buried in corn and the subsequent rescue.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 50min
Crushed by Corn: Trapped in a Grain Bin
Arik Baker, a young Iowa farmer and survivor of a catastrophic grain-bin entrapment, tells his first-person ordeal. He describes climbing into a 48-foot bin, puncturing a rotten shelf, sinking into crushing corn and losing hope. The story covers desperate rescue tactics, a massive community effort, and how the ordeal reshaped his life and farming safety awareness.
