A 14-year-old boy in Montana uses a rodeo lasso to help rescue a man who is drowning in the Yellowstone River, according to reports from multiple outlets. The Independent and New York Post describe how the teen, Jory Thomas, had been practicing roping with his lasso for months on his family ranch before the incident. During the emergency, Thomas says his first instinct is to try to rope the man and pull him back before the person goes farther down the river. He later reports that he is able to catch the man on his first attempt. Both accounts characterize the rescue as a fast, improvised response using skills he had developed through practice. The sources agree on the location—Montana’s Yellowstone River—and on the basic sequence of events: the teen spots the drowning man, uses the lasso to secure him, and helps bring him out of danger. No additional details about the man’s identity or the full circumstances of the incident are provided in the excerpts shared.