Port St. Lucie’s new eye in the sky proved its worth on day one of testing, locating a missing autistic person before she could enter a body of water.
Police launched its new Drone as First Responder (DFR) program on Wednesday, responding to and completing 17 missions on its first day of testing and evaluation.
Port St. Lucie police drone locates missing person on day one of testing
A mission most noteworthy was its use in helping find a female on the autism spectrum who was reported missing.
The agency said they received a report of an autistic female walking through a wooded area near a canal bank. Police said a DFR drone was remotely deployed and arrived at the scene before responding officers…