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Friday, November 22, 2024

Walker County Sheriff’s Office Approved Grant Funding for a Search and Rescue Drone

The Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. has approved grant funding for a search and rescue drone (Skydio X2E) for the Walker County Sheriff’s Office. 

The drone, which will be equipped with a FLIR thermal imaging camera, can be used to search for missing elderly persons and missing children; Assist in search and rescue operations that are difficult if not impossible to reach by ground; Locate prison or arrest escapees; Collect evidence; Photograph, video, and map crime scenes from the air above; Monitor the county jail; and Crowd control.

Cawaco RC&D has been a solid partner, among others that provide grant funding in support of the Walker County Sheriff’s Office.  www.cawaco.org

Original link can be found here.

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