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A quick-thinking Montana teen used his rodeo lasso \u2014 and his faith in God \u2014 to miraculously corral a drowning victim in the Yellowstone River, according to reports and authorities.<\/p>\n

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Jory Thomas, 14, was camping with his family near Greycliff when he heard someone crying for help across the river on July 5,\u00a0KTVQ reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all heard, \u2018Help, help,’\u201d Thomas told the outlet. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s two or three people floating down the river, one hanging on to the cooler, and he wasn\u2019t saying anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas, armed with a lariat, swung into action and quickly discovered that a floating raft and a paddleboard had struck a bridge pillar \u2014 catapulting four people into the water, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

Everyone made it to shore, however, except for one man who was drifting downstream while clinging to a cooler.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis current was pretty fast then, and he was moving pretty quickly,\u201d Thomas said. <\/p>\n

\u201cOnly thing I could focus on was helping him get out of the water because I didn\u2019t want to see anyone go in front of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The teen leapt to the rescue, running through a waist-deep side channel and sprinting along the river bank to reach the man as he drifted away.<\/p>\n

He then grabbed his 12-foot lariat and successfully swung it around the drowning man on his first try.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFirst instinct I thought was try and rope him and drag him out before he gets too far down the river,\u201d he said. \u201cLuckily, I caught him first try.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas managed to yank him ashore until first responders showed up, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt pretty good afterwards that I knew he was okay and was out of the water,\u201d the heroic teen said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGod was basically putting me in the place of all this,\u201d he said. \u201cGod was just telling me all of this at the time and saying, \u2018Go get him, you got it, and I believe in you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas has been practicing lassoing for the last year, mainly on a cattle head he built in his backyard on his family\u2019s ranch in Big Timber, The Washington Post reported. <\/p>\n

For his \u201cheroic\u201d rescue, the boy was awarded a Certificate of Achievement by the Sweet Grass County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the department announced in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n

\u201cJory is a strong believer of if somebody needs help, you\u2019re going to do everything you can,\u201d his mother, Robin Thomas, told the outlet.<\/p>\n

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