Just a few weeks ago, on March 1st, the Clarkstown police department in Rockland County, New York, helped locate a lost boy with autism thanks to its fast-growing drone program. Police were told that the missing teen had left his home unexpectedly and headed in an unknown direction. While police officers searched on foot, they also sent up a drone which quickly located the teen in good health within 45 minutes of being reported missing.

Drone program with seven drones and 18 certified pilots

This isn’t the first time Clarkstown’s fast-growing drone program, now with seven drones and 18 Part 107 certified pilots, has been in the News recently. Last November, the department’s drones played a key role in rescuing a stranded hiker, and since its inception has had many successful missions finding missing children, Alzheimer’s patients, and autistic persons, as well as documenting accidents, crime scenes, and…

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Source: dronexl.co