Iowa Sheriff’s Office uses drone to find man who fell in ravine
By KCCI staff
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STORY COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — Officials with the Story County Sheriff’s Office say they used a drone to find a man who needed help over the weekend.
The man called 911 after falling into a ravine near the Greenbelt Trail, south of Story City, according to a post on the Story County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. The injured caller said he couldn’t stand, and he needed help.
Story County deputies put a drone in the air to find his exact location. Once they did, emergency responders treated him at the scene and transported him to a local hospital.
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