Pa. police find missing person thanks to drone, thermal imaging technology
Police in Chester County are crediting technology for the safe return of a missing elderly person over the weekend.
The West Chester Borough Police Department says that an officer who is trained as drone pilot stepped up when a neighboring agency asked for help to find a missing person on Sunday, Dec. 28.
According to officials on social media, the officer used a drone that has thermal imaging and a spotlight on it to find the person in a wooded area.
The officer was able to direct law enforcement who were on the ground to where the missing person was, police said.
Officers in the wooded area were able to find the person and give them medical attention, police said.
This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
What's Your Reaction?
Like
0
Dislike
0
Love
0
Funny
0
Angry
0
Sad
0
Wow
0
