A DJI Matrice 210 Saves a Life

Officials from the Moore County sheriff’s office saved a missing 11-year-old with their recently purchased thermal police drone, reports ABC 11 Eyewitness News.

With a family worried about their missing daughter, the Moore County Sheriff’s office had just the tool they needed to start the search. With setup and deployment only taking minutes the thermal and zoom camera police drone quickly took flight. After scanning the area around the residence, the police picked up a thermal signature near a tree across the highway. Officials then went to the area and found the missing girl asleep under a tree.

Although she was found only about 15 minutes from her house, her parents still did not know where she was. With how quickly a thermal drone can be put into the air and scan large areas of land, this technology provided a fast and efficient way of scanning the area before additional resources were required.

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