Montana Teen Uses Rodeo Lasso to Save Drowning Man in River
The 14-year-old roped the man on his first throw and pulled him to shore after hearing screams from the river, officials said.
- On July 5, 14-year-old Jory Thomas saved a drowning man from the Yellowstone River near Pelican Fishing Access by roping him with his lariat after a raft accident.
- Four people fell into the Yellowstone River after their raft struck a bridge pier near Greycliff; three reached shore, but one drifted downstream clinging to a cooler.
- Thomas roped the man on his first throw, pulling him through chest-deep water to safety. Sweet Grass County Sheriff Alan Ronneberg praised the teen's "quick thinking and coolness under pressure."
- On July 21, the Sweet Grass County Sheriff's Office presented Thomas with a Certificate of Achievement. Last Tuesday, July 28, Senator Steve Daines honored Thomas as the Montanan of the Month.
- Thomas will soon begin his freshman year at Sweet Grass County High School, where he is looking forward to basketball practice starting November 19.
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His rapid intervention made it possible to keep the victim safe until the arrival of the emergency teams, and was therefore recognized by the authorities.
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From Big Sky Country comes a rescue story so cliche that even Hollywood scriptwriters would pass it over. A 14-year-old obsessed with roping cattle rescued a man who’d fallen into a river Indiana Jones-style, catching him around the neck and arm with his lasso. Jory Thomas was spending 4th of July weekend at his grandparents […] The post Montana Teen Uses Rodeo Lasso to Rescue Drowning Man on Yellowstone River appeared first on Good News Network.
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