Photos: Rescue attempt on Yellowstone River
River rescue
Billings Police Department, Billings Fire Department and the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office responded to the Yellowstone River on Friday, where two people appeared to be stranded on an island.
River rescue
Rescuers carry two boys to a helicopter that landed on an island in the Yellowstone River after the boys became stranded Friday.
River rescue
Billings Police Department, Billings Fire Department and the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office responded to the Yellowstone River on Friday, where two people appeared to be stranded on an island.
River rescue
Billings Police Department, Billings Fire Department and the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office responded to the Yellowstone River on Friday, where two people appeared to be stranded on an island.
River rescue
Billings Police Department, Billings Fire Department and the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office responded to the Yellowstone River on Friday, where two people appeared to be stranded on an island.
River rescue
A Billings firefighter covers a boy with a coat as a rescue team plucked two boys off an island in the Yellowstone River after the boys became stranded Friday, January 4, 2019.
River rescue
A Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team tried to reach an island in the Yellowstone River after two boys became stranded Friday, January 4, 2019.
River rescue
Rescuers carry and walk two boys to a helicopter that landed on an island in the Yellowstone River after the boys became stranded Friday, January 4, 2019.
River Rescue
First responders look on from the bank as a Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team conducts a rescue attempt after two boys became stranded on an island in the Yellowstone River on Friday.
River Rescue
Two boys are seen stranded on an island in the Yellowstone River as a Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team conducts a rescue attempt on Friday, January 4, 2019.
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A helicopter lands next to the Yellowstone River as a Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team tries to reach an island after two boys became stranded Friday, January 4, 2019.
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A member of a Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team assists two boys that became stranded on an island in the Yellowstone River Friday, January 4, 2019.
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A Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team launches a raft during a rescue attempt to reach an island in the Yellowstone River after two boys became stranded Friday, January 4, 2019.
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A Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team paddles through the Yellowstone River during a rescue attempt after two boys became stranded Friday, January 4, 2019.
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A Billings Fire Department swift water rescue raft becomes stuck in the current during a rescue attempt in the Yellowstone River after two boys became stranded on an island Friday, January 4, 2019.
River Rescue
A Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team assists two boys that became stranded on an island in the Yellowstone River Friday, January 4, 2019.
River Rescue
A Billings Fire Department swift water rescue team carries two boys to a waiting helicopter after the boys became stranded on an island in the Yellowstone River Friday, January 4, 2019.
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Two boys were rescued from an island in the Yellowstone River Friday night.
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