Virginia fire department rescues two hikers with drone
New York Post
December 27, 2021
Bedford Fire Department dispatched crews equipped with a drone and
set up a command post at a trail leading to the summit of Sharp Top
Mountain
Officials with a Virginia fire department were able to find two
lost hikers on Sharp Top Mountain on Christmas Day by using a drone to
locate them.
Bedford Fire Department dispatched crews equipped
with a drone and set up a command post at a trail leading to the summit
on Saturday. When the drone was deployed, its thermal camera imagery
quickly located the hikers.
Drone 1 was deployed to utilize its thermal camera and quickly located the hikers who were below Buzzards Roost on Sharp Top Mountain. (Bedford Fire Department)
Rescuers on the ground followed the drone’s location and found two men who had set off on the trails before dusk without proper lighting or emergency equipment, according to Bedford officials.
No injuries were reported and units returned to service at 8:30 p.m.
The
National Park Service says it’s one of the most popular trails in all
of Virginia, noting it is a strenuous climb up to the rocky summit,
which is 3,875 feet.
“This peak has attracted hikers for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The 1.5-mile trail ascends 1,300 vertical feet through the forests to spectacular 360 degree views of the Peaks of Otter and surrounding landscape,” the agency’s website reads.
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