The statue was missing an ear and two front legs, but it was mostly intact when crews recovered it from the Dragon Bravo fire ...

A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...

A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...

The 600-pound (273-kilogram) bronze statue used to greet visitors at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the national park’s North Rim.

A charred Grand Canyon mascot is recovered from the rubble. Can Brighty the Burro be saved? - One of the first chores for the ...

A beloved statue of a famous burro was heavily damaged in a wildfire that ripped through the tourist hub of Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim, park officials said. Brighty lived in the Grand ...

A statue of a burro immortalized in a book and movie was cherished by many North Rim visitors. Did it survive the burning of the Grand Canyon Lodge?

The park service stuffed Brighty's likeness into storage as it addressed the growing burro population with annual burro hunts and relocations.

Only about 40 of those cabins remain after the fire, and of the Lodge — just the stonework and the partially melted iconic statue of Brighty the Burro.

The lobby also contained a famous 600-pound bronze statue of a donkey named "Brighty the Burro." Meanwhile, officials reported progress in battling a second wildfire burning north of the Grand Canyon.

In total, El Burro Loco owes $358,257 in sales taxes, dating from 2018 to 2021. El Burro Loco opened in 2015 and the downtown spot, El Burro Loco La Bamba, opened in 2019.