Drone saves lives of two teenagers
Jan 31, 2018
Drones saves lives of two teenagers off NSW north coast in ‘world first rescue’
A “WORLD first rescue” happened today in NSW when a government drone rescued two distressed teenagers swept out to sea.
This article is from news.au.com, link to the original article: http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/inventions/drones-saves-lives-of-two-teenagers-off-nsw-north-coast-in-world-first-rescue/news-story/97fccbe0b081c3c380face170d72b09c
A DRONE, paid for by NSW taxpayers, has dramatically proved its worth when it helped save the lives of two teenagers on Thursday.
Two boys, aged 16 and 17, got into trouble in the surf off the coast of Lennox Head, near Byron Bay in northern NSW. At the same time, lifeguards were having a training session to familiarise themselves with the drones.
Drones saves lives of two teenagers
At around 11.30am a member of the public noticed the pair were in trouble in the three metre swell and called lifeguards.
Lifeguard supervisor, Jai Sheridan, who was also the 2017 NSW Lifeguard of the Year, decided to make the training session very real by piloting the drone towards the swimmers.
“The lifeguard in this scenario got the Little Ripper drone up in the air and guided it down the beach,” Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said on Thursday.
“Using the drone, the lifeguard was able to spot the swimmers, and then drop the Rescue Pod into the water.
“Vision captured by the drone shows the Pod expanding, allowing both swimmers to reach it and grab hold of the device to help them stay afloat,” he said.
“It’s quite incredible to see that the NSW Government’s investment in this technology has already resulted in two people having their lives saved,” he said.
Drones saves lives of two teenagers
It took little more than a minute for “Little Ripper” to travel the one kilometre from where the lifeguards were situated to the swimmers. A similar task, performed by a lifeguard, could have taken up to six times linger.
“This was an extraordinary rescue with the very best possible outcome,” Mr Blair said.
Drones saves lives of two teenagers
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