Public Safety Drones Save Four Lives In One Day

News2018-06-06

Public Safety Drones Save Four Lives In One Day

At Least 133 People Have Now Been Rescued From Peril By Drones  

 

Editors: Video from three recent drone rescues is available below

 

June 6, 2018– DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, marked a new milestone in public safety drone use last week, as four people were rescued by drones in three separate incidents on two continents on a single day. This brings the total number of people rescued from peril by drones around the world to at least 133.

 

On Thursday, May 31, police and fire departments recorded these three rescues:

 

This marks the first time three drone rescues occurred in a single day. The previous record was two rescues on February 25, 2018, when the police department in Lincolnshire, UK, used a drone to save the lifeof an unconscious man in a ditch, while rescuers in São

Paulo, Brazil, used a drone to drop a buoyto a kitesurfer who had lost his board and was struggling in the water.

 

Police, fire and rescue services, as well as bystanders in the right place at the right time, have used drones to find missing people and deliver supplies to people stranded in water, forests, ditches, mountains and fields. Drones can cover far more area than searchers on land or water, and can use thermal imaging cameras to peer through smoke, fog, darkness or vegetation to find unconscious people. Drones also allow public safety agencies to reduce the risk of injury to rescuers, who might otherwise place themselves in peril on search and rescue missions.

 

DJI tracks drone rescues reported on traditional and social media to illustrate the lifesaving value of drone technology and demonstrate how wider access to drones has helped improve public safety. DJI has compiled dozens of prior drone rescues, including links to news coverage and videos when available, in two reports available hereand here. Public safety agencies which have saved lives with drones in cases that have not been previously reported should contact DJI to include them in this growing tally.

 

 

For additional information, please contact: 

Adam Lisberg, Corporate Communication Director – adam.lisberg@dji.com

 

 

About DJI

DJI is a global leader in developing and manufacturing civilian drones and aerial imaging technology for personal and professional use. DJI was founded and is run by people with a passion for remote-controlled helicopters and experts in flight-control technology and camera stabilization. The company is dedicated to making aerial photography and filmmaking equipment and platforms more accessible, reliable and easier to use for creators and innovators around the world. DJIs global operations currently span across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and its revolutionary products and solutions have been chosen by customers in over 100 countries for applications in filmmaking, construction, inspection, emergency response, agriculture, conservation and many other industries.

 

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