How a Drone Photo on Twitter Led to the Amazing Rescue of a Man and Dog From a Flooded Home
A photo posted by Director ???????????????? (@imsofirst) on Oct 9, 2016 at 8:27am PDT
In the aftermath of the highly destructive Hurricane Matthew, filmmaker ImSoFIRST took out his flying robot for a spin around a flooded neighborhood in Hope Mills, North Carolina and posted a resulting photo onto Instagram and Twitter. By sheer and wonderful coincidence, Craig Williams saw the tweet and immediately recognized it as the house where his brother and elderly dog were trapped and reached out to ImSoFIRST for help. Once the two connected, a boat was dispatched to the flooded home to rescue man and dog, all of which was captured on ImSoFIRST's drone.
#DroneShot #HurricaneMatthew #HopeMills #Fayetteville https://t.co/VjWWk2s85N
- Drone Man ???????? (@ImSoFIRST) October 9, 2016
@security_craig are u serious ?
- Drone Man ???????? (@ImSoFIRST) October 9, 2016
@ImSoFIRST completely serious, he has an old dog with him that can't swim. Cumberland county says rescue is not possible yet
- Craig Williams (@security_craig) October 9, 2016
Amazing this guy just saved my brother and his dog from the flooding. #GoTeamInternet Thanks so much man! #HopeMills #HurricaneMatthew https://t.co/y8RHSuy7mB
- Craig Williams (@security_craig) October 9, 2016
How I helped save a mans life with my #drone #Dji #HurricaneMatthew pic.twitter.com/xMU5ofFUe2
- Drone Man ???????? (@ImSoFIRST) October 10, 2016
via Motherboard, Eddie Codel
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