Things looked bleak indeed for Millie, as rising tides began to close in around the remote mudflats on England’s south coast where the lost dog had ended up. Fortunately for the three-year-old Jack Russell-Whippet mix, drone rescuers were nearby and hard at work – and, critically, armed with a sausage that wound up saving the dog.

The coastal drama – and meaty miracle that averted tragedy – occurred in Hampshire recently when Emma Oakes’s rescue dog, Millie, managed to slip her leash and dash away. Oakes immediately appealed for help to everyone she could find, setting off a protracted effort to find the absconded hound that, by its end, had police, firefighters, and Coast Guard personnel joining the hunt. By happenstance and good fortune, among the spontaneously formed teams were members of the local Denmead Drone Search and Rescue group flying their UAVs – one of which was eventually outfitted with a deli section payload to save the day (and the…

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Source: dronedj.com