By Pat Sweeney
Mar 9, 2021 4:57 PM
Dead cattle found floating in the Missouri River in central North Dakota came from a herd owned by a rancher near Hensler. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association said Tuesday in a release that Clark Price estimates about 25 of his cattle walked onto the river ice and fell through. The number of lost cattle will be updated in the next few days as the herd is brought in and counted. The statement says several groups are working with Price to “develop a response plan.”Hensler is in Oliver County, about 40 miles north of Bismarck. The cattle were first seen in the river last Wednesday and were spotted in the Bismarck area on Monday.
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Dozens of dead cows believed to be floating in Missouri River
BISMARCK, North Dakota (Bismarck Tribune) Anywhere from 30 to 100 dead cattle were believed to be floating in the Missouri River on Monday, according to state Department of Environmental Quality spokeswoman Jennifer Skjod.
It was not immediately clear who owned the cattle that apparently wandered onto the ice and broke through north of Bismarck-Mandan.
The Oliver County Sheriff’s Department didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association didn’t immediately have any details.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Dead cattle found floating in the Missouri River in central North Dakota came from a herd owned by a rancher near Hensler, the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association said Tuesday.
Clark Price told the association that about 25 of his cattle walked onto the river ice and fell through. The number of lost cattle will be updated in the next few days as the herd is brought in and counted, the rancher group said in a release.