Hope • July 29, 2026
Montana Teen Uses Rodeo Lasso to Rescue Drowning Man on Yellowstone River
Originally published on Good News Network
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
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
Originally published on Good News Network.
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