By Ricardo Roura
Dec 26, 2024, 10:42 PM EST
A 78-year-old man with dementia, who had become lost in cold weather conditions in Los Angeles, It was located with the technology of a drone with infrared light heat sensorssaid the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Malibu Search and Rescue Team.
The victim, whose identity was not revealed by authorities, She had been reported missing at approximately 7:30 pm on Monday, December 23.about three hours after going to check his mailbox and without returning, the search team reported on social networks.
At the time of his disappearance, the temperature in the area was around 48 degrees, with a tendency to drop even more, so the disappearance of the old man, who suffers from early-onset dementia, became especially dangerous.
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The Malibu Search and Rescue team used a drone equipped with infrared heat-seeking technology, with which a motionless heat signal was detected among the vegetation, very close to a road.
“Believing that the heat signal was from the missing person, Malibu search and rescue operators deployed with medical and evacuation equipment,” officials said.
“Upon arriving at the scene, the rescuers observed that The missing man suffered from a cold-related illnesshe was confused and couldn’t walk. They evaluated him, wrapped him in a blanket and placed him in a rescue basket,” they added.
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When the rescuers found the old man, He still had a television remote control in his hands..
“(The drone) is an incredible tool. This man was on the ground and couldn’t move. He couldn’t signal to anyone and couldn’t respond to anyone because of the dementia,” said Officer David Katz.
With infrared technology, the agent said the person literally appears like a highway cone, with a bright orange or red appearance on the monitor.
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Subsequently, the victim was treated for hypothermia and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
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