Lost Hiker rescued by a drone

Technology can sometimes be very useful and even save lives.

Police in Anchorage, Alaska deployed a drone to find a hiker who had disappeared off the trail forest area.

According to APD, the dispatchers at the station received a call from a woman who was no longer able to see her footprints due to the windy weather.

Police sent officers who were in the area to find the woman on foot, while another officer flew a drone.

The drone was the fastest, since it located the lost hiker in just fifteen minutes thanks to its on-board infrared camera.

APD posted the video to their Facebook page where you can see just how difficult it was to spot her. In the video,

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