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In reply to the discussion: (2) How Unsolved Missing Person Cases Are Solved (Pt. 2) [View all]AmyStrange
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Rutherford County rescue crews locate missing child in minutes with thermal drone technology
MARISSA SULEK - UPDATED FEB 2, 2021 - POSTED ON FEB 1, 2021
SMYRNA, TN (WSMV) - A Smyrna child is back home with his family tonight after thermal imaging helped search and rescue crews find him, despite chilly and rainy weather.
The juvenile was reported missing in a patch of woods off Smyrnas West Fork Park Saturday evening. With the help of thermal imaging drones, rescue crews were able to track him down from a birds eye perspective.
We are used to being out for hours if not days on a search, says Jeff Clementi, a member of Rutherford County Fire and Rescue and StormPoint, a non-profit emergency rescue organization, who teamed up to find the missing kid on Saturday. Clementi was the drone operator.
It was raining out, hard to see the monitor, Clementi recaps. We can set temperature ranges for whatever it is we are searching for.
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