In Europe, lifeguard drones have helped save people from drowning. But they’re costly and less prevalent in the United States.
The rescue mission relied on technology from General Drones, a Spanish company that offers a preview into summers of the future: one where sun-kissed lifeguards can use drones to help respond to potential drownings quicker.
For years, the tools of a lifeguard have not changed. Rescuers spot a person struggling in the water, rush out and throw them a doughnut-shaped ring buoy.Lifeguards began using personal watercraft and inflatable rafts around the 1980s to quickly reach people in danger on the beach. In the 2000s, companies created software to visually detect struggling swimmers in pools, providing lifeguards an early-warning system.
Currently, 22 beaches in Spain use the technology, Agudo said. It has been used in roughly 40 to 50 lifesaving incidents in Spain. The drones can reach speeds of 50 mph and monitor roughly 3.5 miles of shore.The drone, called the Auxdron LFG, costs roughly 40,000 euros to purchase.
Mostly, he said, they are used to help patrol beaches and lakefronts. They have been particularly helpful in finding kayakers lost in the backwaters and helping guide them back ashore or feeding their precise location to public safety officials for rescue efforts.
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