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Cops rescue 3-year-old lost in dark corn field using high-tech drone
By FOX Weather,
5 hours ago
Thermal drone footage shows the rescue of a 3-year-old who became lost after he had wandered into a 100-acre corn field alone and at night in Alto, Wisconsin.
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies received a call for help from the boy’s parents around 8:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 that their son had wandered into the expansive 6-foot-tall corn field behind their home.
With the darkness, deputies brought a thermal drone to the scene to help in the search.
After about 15 minutes, they converge around the toddler.
Fond du Lac County Sheriffâs Office /TMX At around 9:30 p.m., a bright white shape appears to move through the corn, indicating that they spotted the toddler in the corn field as the boy was then brought out of the corn field and later reunited with his parents. Fond du Lac County Sheriffâs Office /TMX
The boy was then brought out of the corn field and driven back to be reunited with his parents.
“Instances like these highlight the importance of technology and collaboration amongst law enforcement in our community,” the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office said.
“Without the use of the thermal imaging drone, it would likely have taken Deputies and other first responders hours to search the entire cornfield and the outcome may have been different,” he added.
The Sheriff’s Office noted that the boy was found about half a mile away from home.
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