Saltar al contenido
Factliner

Montana teen saves drowning man with lasso in Yellowstone River

A 14-year-old rancher-in-training lassoed and pulled a drowning man from the Yellowstone River after a rafting accident.

·1 min read·2 outlets
Photo via Scott Catron / CC BY 2.5

En resumen

A 14-year-old Montana rancher-in-training rescued a drowning man from the Yellowstone River using a lasso. The rescue occurred near Greycliff on July 5 after the man screamed for help during a rafting accident.

A 14-year-old rancher-in-training lassoed and pulled a drowning man from the Yellowstone River near Greycliff, Montana.2,1 The rescue took place on July 5 after the man screamed for help during a rafting accident.2 The rescuer, Jory Thomas, said he heard someone yelling for help before acting.2

Thomas said his first instinct was to try to rope the man and drag him out of the river.1 Thomas stated he caught the man on his first attempt with the lasso.1

“First instinct I thought was try and rope him and drag him out before he gets too far down the river. Luckily, I caught him first try.”
Jory Thomas, 14-year-old rescuer1
“We all heard, 'Help, help.'”
Jory Thomas2

Por qué importa

  • The Yellowstone River is a 692-mile-long tributary of the Missouri River that flows through Montana and Wyoming.2

Este texto se escribió a partir de los 2 informes enumerados abajo, publicados por 2 medios independientes, y se cotejó con ellos línea por línea. No es una copia de ninguno. ¿Ves un error? Avísanos.

Corroborated2 outlets
Left0Center0Right2

2 reports from 2 outlets. The numbers in the article point here.

Right-leaning2

Discussion

0

Comments are screened automatically. Disagreement is fine; abuse and spam are not.

Loading…

Related