When he was about 10 feet from the drowning man, Jory circled his lariat above his head and tossed it toward him.
Jory Thomas helps his family on the ranch they live on in Big Timber, Montana.
Kyle Melnick
Jory Thomas heard cries for help coming from the Yellowstone River.
The 14-year-old was at a campsite with his family in Greycliff, Montana, when he looked up and saw that a small boat and paddleboard had capsized after striking a bridge.
Three people were swimming toward shore, but one man was drifting downstream clinging to a gray cooler.
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