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Deputies use thermal imaging drone to rescue 78-year-old man from embankment
Author: Kiara Jacobs (WCNC)
Published: 3:02 PM EST January 28, 2021
Updated: 3:50 PM EST January 28, 2021
ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. Alexander County Sheriffs Office used a thermal imaging drone to rescue a missing 78-year-old man from down an embankment in the Stony Point community Wednesday evening.
Deputies were called to a residence located off of Beam Lane in reference to a missing person just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies arrived at the residence and family members reported that a 78-year-old man had left the residence alone on a side by side ATV around 4:30 PM and had not returned home.
A search effort was coordinated by local first responders to begin looking for the missing 78-year-old due to temperatures in the 30s and the rains at the time, as well as the missing persons age and medical problems, Alexander County Sheriffs said.
Alexander County EMS, Alexander County Rescue Squad, Stony Point Fire Department, Alexander County Emergency Management, along with Alexander County Sheriffs Office assisted in the search. A K-9 from Iredell County Sheriffs Office was on standby for the search.
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