In a remarkable rescue effort, the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office utilized drones to save three trapped deer in Big Green Lake, Wisconsin. Det. Sgt. Josh Ward explained that traditional methods could have endangered the deer, as they tend to flee from humans, pushing them further away from safety. The drone enabled them to gently guide the deer close enough to shore where rescue crews could safely pull them out. This innovative use of drone technology highlights its potential for wildlife rescue operations, providing a safer solution for both animals and rescuers.
We've done a lot of human rescues, looking for people, lost people, search and rescue stuff, accident scene crashes. Never done one doing a herd deer drive with a drone.
If we came from the shoreline with a boat, they're just going to try and get away. You're actually doing more harm than good, because you're pushing them further and further away from shore.
We couldn't come in from the water side because that's obviously all frozen over.
They used the drone to corral the deer and move them closer to shore, where they were eventually able to grab them with a rope and pull them to land.
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