Teenage cowboy who helped herd cattle out of burning semi truck honored with particular ceremony at Sheriff’s Workplace

A 16-year-old cowboy was honored in a particular ceremony at his native Sheriff’s workplace this week after lending a hand to a livestock hauler that caught fireplace. 

16-year-old Austin Spies was on his manner residence to Elmore County, Idaho after a rodeo again in July when he noticed a semi truck and livestock trailer on fireplace. 

“It was about 3:00 after I was coming via Hammett and noticed the fireplace,” he mentioned to Fox. “I used to be three or 4 miles again and I may see the smoke flying, and I used to be going to get off on the first exit and miss all of it, however I made a decision to go see what was occurring. The entire entrance of the trailer was on fireplace and cows had been on the interstate. I had a horse and didn’t have wherever to be so I could as effectively assist.”

There have been nonetheless cattle within the trailer when Austin pulled up, so he and his horse hustled to get the cows unloaded earlier than herding them off the freeway. 

“I believe there have been thirty-five of them on the truck, and twelve on the freeway and the remainder ran again down the freeway,” Austin mentioned. “So, I jumped out in a halter and bareback and rode Dewalt throughout the bridge. I ended up tying him up and serving to bounce cows out the again of the trailer, so nothing was getting burnt too dangerous. As soon as all the pieces was out and the driving force was protected, I jumped again on and went and received cows off the freeway and tried to collect the remainder of them that had been unfold throughout Hammett.” 

After listening to about Austin’s fast pondering and assist, Elmore County Sheriff Mike Hollinshead determined to honor the younger man in a particular ceremony and introduced him with a certificates, plenty of gratitude, and even made him a “particular deputy” for Elmore County. The Sheriff even invited Austin to return again and be a part of his group when he was sufficiently old. 

“It’s our opinion the world actually wants extra Austin Spies,” Hollinshead mentioned. 

Whereas proud, Austin’s mother says she is just not shocked by her son’s good deed. “Simply because that’s the form of child he’s,” Blakie Spies mentioned. “He at all times had a rope in his hand. All the time, and nonetheless does. I used to be more than happy that they honored him. He deserves it. Very a lot.” 

“It was unneeded, I might have executed it without spending a dime any day,” Austin mentioned of the ceremony. “However it’s an honor to assist and to have that chance.”