A missing Nottinghamshire woman was found lying unconscious in a field in the middle of the night.
The woman, who was described as vulnerable, was found by a police drone in the Belvoir Castle area of Leicestershire, on the Nottinghamshire border, at around 11.40pm on Thursday, November 4.
Police had been called after concerns were raised for her welfare. High-tech thermal imaging camera then identified the woman at the edge of a field.
PC Vince Saunders, chief drone pilot for Nottinghamshire Police, said the woman was "cold and potentially very poorly" when she was found and treated by paramedics - however she was not seriously hurt.
“Finding vulnerable missing people is an area in which our drone technology really excels," he said.
“A traditional search could have taken hours but our drone was able to find her within seconds of taking off with its thermal imaging camera.
“The technology allows us to search very large areas in very short space of time and can be deployed very quickly when needed.
“This was a great bit of work by all the officers involved and further proof of the potentially life-saving impact of drone technology.”
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