A Grand Canyon mascot is recovered from the rubble. Can Brighty the Burro be restored?
The 600-pound (273-kilogram) bronze statue used to greet visitors at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the national park's North Rim. The nearly century-old building was reduce to rubble this summer when a wildfire swept through the area . Brighty was found charred, his head and body mostly intact.
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