Crime & Safety
Mercer Cops Use Drone Tech To Locate Missing Child In 10 Minutes
The child went missing recently in a heavily wooded, snow-covered area in Robbinsville Township.
MERCER COUNTY, NJ — Police departments across the state are using advanced technology to help them serve the community better. And in Robbinsville, a drone helped save the day.
The Robbinsville Police Department recently received a 911 call about a missing child. According to authorities, a child ran into a heavily wooded area and went missing.
The Robbinsville Police Department’s Drone Unit immediately got to work.
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A certified drone operator along with a K9 from West Windsor Police Department were dispatched to the heavily wooded area.
With freezing temperatures and snow-covered woods, the task was a difficult one.
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Soon, a drone with thermal imaging was airborne.
“Once the drone was airborne it was able to locate a thermal heat signature of a person in the heavily wooded area, in under 10 minutes,” the police department said.
The child was soon reunited with the family.
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