The search began near the woman's home and after about twenty minutes of searching over difficult terrain, police were able to identify a spot of light that was judged to be a human.
Hard-to-work terrain
Due to the terrain, it was difficult to reach the woman, even though she was located.
The dog handler could then take help of the drone's position and light and thus find her.
- It led the dog handler to the right place quickly and efficiently, says Håkan Hermansson, responsible for the police drone in the Bergslagen region, in a press release.
Drones are becoming more common
According to the police themselves, this type of technology is increasingly used when it comes to finding missing persons.
Hermansson says that they have been out on similar jobs before, but that this is the first time they are involved in finding a person.
- Historically, it is helicopters we use, but they are not always available or can fly in all cases.
Our UAS (drone) has completely different opportunities to fly when, for example, there is a low cloud base or poor visibility, factors that may mean that we cannot get a helicopter out to the search area, says Håkan Hermansson.
In the clip above, you see the drone images from when the woman was found.