Flying to the rescue: Scottish mountain teams are turning to drones
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5TSR9)
Drones are helping in searches across tricky terrain and their role could grow as technology improves
Scotland's mountain rescue teams have begun using sophisticated drones to search for injured and missing climbers lost in often dangerous and isolated terrain across the Highlands.
The drones, weighing just under a kilo, can be fitted with torches, heat-detecting cameras, loudspeakers and even radio handsets, enabling rescuers to search inaccessible gullies and remote areas more quickly and safely than before.
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