Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe April 19 (UPI) -- A bison released from its enclosure by flooding in Hawaii was rescued from the middle of a bay by a lasso-wielding cowboy on a jet ski. Hanalei residents reported seeing buffalo running loose amid flooding this week, and one of the animals was spotted struggling in Hanalei Bay. Advertisement A witness captured video of a lasso-wielding cowboy roping the bison and towing it back to shore. Locals said the bison were released when floodwaters provided a path over the fence surrounding their enclosure. Read More Flooding releases bison herd to run free in Hawaii Cow runs away from farm, joins herd of wild bison Bison running across frozen pond wipes out spectacularly