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Police use drone to locate missing child in Ocean Township
The Ocean Township Police Department is crediting a drone for helping to safely locate a missing runaway child.
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The search for a child in Ocean Township came to a quick and successful end thanks to the help of some potentially lifesaving technology.
What we know:
The Ocean Township Police Department is crediting a drone for helping to safely locate a missing runaway child during freezing temperatures last week.
Video shows the drone footage that helped officers locate the child in a densely wooded area along Oyster Creek.
The police department says it currently has three FAA-licensed pilots who operate their drones.
What they're saying:
"Given the frigid conditions and heavy wooded terrain, the integration of technology played a critical role in preventing what could have escalated into a serious or potentially life-threatening situation," police said in a release.
The Source: Information from this article was provided by the Ocean Township Police Department.