Person found in ‘thick swamp’ behind Munson Township home with help from drone

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MUNSON TOWNSHIP , Ohio (WJW) — With help from a Geauga County drone team, Munson firefighters located a person stuck in “thick swamp terrain” behind a home.

Munson Fire Department got the call to Gwendolyn Farms Drive at about 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, according to a Monday statement from Chief Michael Vatty.

A Geauga County Department of Emergency Services drone equipped with a thermal camera found the person about 285 feet behind the home, according to the statement.

Firefighters made physical contact with the person at about 7 a.m., according to the statement.

With help from several nearby public safety agencies that aided at the scene, the person was removed from the swamp by about 9 a.m. and transported to a hospital.

No further details were released on Monday.

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