With the strap in place, Prior and BonDurant were able to physically pull the ewe from the river, according to the agency.
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This bighorn sheep was stuck in ice on the Colorado River — then, rescuers stepped in
When wildlife officers arrived at the scene, they noticed that the sheep was half-in and half-out of the icy river.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers rescued a bighorn sheep that got stuck in the ice on the Taylor River near Gunnison earlier this week.
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