Montana teen saves drowning man with lasso in Yellowstone River
The short version
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.”
“We all heard, 'Help, help.'”
Why it matters
The Yellowstone River is a 692-mile-long tributary of the Missouri River that flows through Montana and Wyoming.2
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