Infrared drone locates missing teen with autism in Union City night search

The Brief

  • First responders used an infrared-equipped drone to locate a missing 14-year-old girl with autism in Union City at night.
  • Coweta County Fire and Rescue along with the sheriff’s office have mutual aid agreements with surrounding jurisdictions to provide drone assistance.
  • Coweta County has three Drone Response Teams on duty 24/7.

UNION CITY, Ga. First responders with a drone say they were able to quickly locate a missing teen with autism in Union City.

Through the lens of an infrared camera on a drone flying over a Union City subdivision, you can see the outline of heat signatures in a subdivision.

Clock was ticking for missing girl

What we know:

The time was about midnight last Sunday.

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