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Video: Fire crews rescue 40 bison from overturned trailer

The Pierre and Fort Pierre Fire Departments cut a hole in the trailer to get the bison out after the trailer rolled into a ditch

By FireRescue1 Staff

FORT PIERRE, S.D. — Fire crews worked to rescue 40 bison from a semi-trailer that overturned into a ditch.

Argus Leader reported that the semi-trailer was driving on the highway when it overturned, and the people managed to escape unharmed, according to Pierre Fire Department Chief Ian Paul.

Around 40 bison, however, were stuck in the trailer. Around a dozen bison had already escaped through a small hole, but crews from the Pierre and Fort Pierre Fire Departments cut another hole in the trailer to rescue the others.

One bison died in the crash.

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