Efforts to rescue dogs trapped by surrounding lava flows from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island La Palma are reportedly advancing. Practice flights of drones intended to airlift the hounds up, over, and out of their molten prison have passed tests with flying colors.
As DroneDJ previously reported, as many as six dogs have been spotted by UAV flights over a neighborhood on La Palma that has been cut off from the outside world by volcano lava flows and dense ash being spewed into the air. The lava keeps people and vehicles from reaching the stranded dogs by land and poses too great a risk of blocking engines for helicopters to fly in. As a result, a regular rotation of small drones has been transporting airdrops of food and water into the area to help keep the emaciated canine prisoners alive.
This week, a new actor entered the picture: Galician drone services company Aerocámaras, which requested and got official approval for a plan to airlift the…
