Police drone locates lost Pendle Hill walker in the UK

Last night, a Lancashire drone located a lost Pendle Hill walker in the UK. The drone outfitted with a thermal camera was able to spot the missing person.

Police drone locates lost Pendle Hill walker in the UK

The Lancashire Police Tactical Opps drone team supplied the device to Burnley officers who used the drone with a thermal camera to scan the hills in search of the woman who had been lost.

The drone located the missing Pendle Hill walker waiting on a wall. The police officers were notified to her exact location as they approached by sheep that were running off, alerting officers to the woman's position, according to the outlet This Is Lancashire.

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During recent years drones have proven to be very helpful in locating lost or missing people. Especially drones that are outfitted with thermal cameras makes it easier to scan large areas for people. You can read more stories of drones being used for good here.

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Haye Kesteloo
Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of DroneXL.co, where he covers all drone-related news, DJI rumors and writes drone reviews, and EVXL.co, for all news related to electric vehicles. He is also a co-host of the PiXL Drone Show on YouTube and other podcast platforms. Haye can be reached at haye @ dronexl.co or @hayekesteloo.

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