Drone technology played a crucial role in finding two lost New York hikers in a race against time.
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - Two lost hikers in New York were found rather quickly, thanks to the fast response of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office.But it was still a race against time to find them before the hikers’ phone batteries died.The red blobs are first responders reaching two hikers as seen by a drone with thermal imaging technology.
“They went in what is called the blue trail. They lost the tags for the blue trail and ended up on the red trail, and eventually couldn’t figure out where they were,” Grieb said. The Dutchess County Sheriffs Office has a fleet of eight drones, each equipped with a bright light, which the hikers were able to see and direct first responders to their location.
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