Rochester, MN Police Department purchased a drone to aid in their search and rescue efforts

Rochester, MN Police Department purchased a drone to aid

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The Rochester Police Department purchased a drone to aid in their search and rescue efforts. The drone is being used to support Project Lifesaver, which uses tracking devices to locate people with special needs. Police can use the drone in any type of weather.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones)Emergency Services

Rochester, MN

Municipality in Minnesota

United States

Governments Involved

Olmsted County, MN

United States

Links

Project Lifesaver International | Bringing Loved Ones Home

Project Lifesaver is the trusted and proven most effective program dedicated to protect, and when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive conditions that cause the life-threatening behavior of wandering.

Newsworthy

New police drone could save your life | Local News | postbulletin.com

Officer Rey Caban spent nearly two years researching the possibility of bringing an unmanned aerial vehicle — a drone — to the Rochester Police Department.

Minnesota police department gets new drone | News | The Mighty 790 KFGO

ROCHESTER, Minn. - A police department in southern Minnesota has acquired a new drone that it hopes to use to track people who wander off because of certain conditions. The Rochester Police Depart...

Project Succeeded

The Rochester Police Department has successfully trained with the technology. Project Lifesaver has a success rate of 100% and has recovered more than 2,200 people. The average rescue time is about 30 minutes. The drone has helped the department find 2 missing persons.

Rochester, MN Police Department purchased a drone to aid in their search and rescue efforts

Rochester, MN Police Department purchased a drone to aid

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