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1 story matching broken
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- An Oar Snaps, a Boat Drifts, and a Rancher Nearly Freezes to Death
Henry Schultzie left Cusick by boat, but a broken oar left him helpless in the current. The Brown brothers spotted him hours later, lying in the bottom of the boat with both feet already frozen.