'This is the heartbeat of America. We weren't going to sit back and do nothing.'
A group of Oklahoma natives have come to the rescue of ranchers impacted by ongoing flooding in the state.
. However, areas such as Muskogee, Tulsa and Wagoner counties along the Arkansas River that have seen the worst of the flooding.Some of the cowboys told Fox News they have taken part in over a dozen rescue missions, moving hundreds of cows, sheep and other livestock as floodwaters rose. In one situation, Casey Thomas said, he rescued a cat that had been stranded on a pole.
The cowboys said that the process of saving the animals hasn't been easy. They have been required to shoot down fencing, roped cows to boats and used red solo cups to mark trails along tree branches as they were the only thing still visible amid the flooding.
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