Drone Comes to Rescue of Two Swimmers in Australia

Drone Comes to Rescue of Two Swimmers in Australia

“A drone just saved two teenage swimmers about a half-mile off the Australian coast. The drone, operated by a lifeguard on shore, spotted the swimmers and dropped a flotation device to give them something to hang on within just a minute or two, which is far faster than would have been possible with traditional rescue methods. Interestingly, the drone was performing a test flight for a government program to mitigate the risk of shark attacks…”

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