Search and rescue with drone near Case Knife Road, Pulaski County VA
Emergency teams coordinated a search and rescue operation near Case Knife Road and White Oak using drones and considered helicopter support after receiving coordinates from a tracking device. The search was ongoing with drones deployed to assist in locating the missing person.
Audio|Source: Pulaski County Fire and EMS
04:50
Transcript:
00:00
Send for 5 Marshal 6.
00:06
SM6 5 Marshal 6, let me out of the station.
00:15
Can you go ahead and check with State, please? Can you see if there are helicopters available with the tick camera?
00:26
26, 21.
00:30
Go ahead.
00:35
We've already got Drone 10 responding with thermal.
00:45
So,
00:47
according to the coordinates, they have provided me,
00:50
he is pinged somewhere off of Case Knife Road near White Oak, near White Oak.
00:58
I don't have an update of coordinates at this time, we'll advise if I do.
01:07
Support SIG, smoke SIG.
01:13
Road 6, go ahead.
01:18
Eric, do you want us to start in off of White Oak?
01:28
I'm right on, rope 6 is...
01:35
If we're rope 6. 6. 6,0 2.2.
01:42
The response to, command.
01:53
Control is command.
01:56
Go ahead.
01:58
Do you have an ETA on a drone by chance?
02:05
Negative, I'm sorry, I'm on another 911 call. Standby, please.
02:10
602, response to.
02:13
Go ahead, Ben.
02:17
Drone and command trailers getting ready to leave several momentarily.
02:22
Just got all fun with us.
02:26
Okay, for the time being, don't commit the command trailer, get it up on case lights, stage it at the church,
02:32
get the drone to come on out here. We're about at the Wythe County line.
02:41
Okay,
02:42
is that where they're wanting to set up command?
02:45
We're almost tell you, we'll face to face.
02:53
Okay, the road's going to get extremely proud that's going to leave the command trailer out there for the time being if you can.
03:01
Okay.
03:03
Okay.
03:09
Thank you very much.
03:24
Station 1, Lehighway Court, near Lee Highway, lot 43,
03:31
cross of Shaitree Lane and Ward Lane,
03:33
reference to an epilepsy patient that had a seizure.
03:36
She is okay at this time.
03:39
Central was clear at 1924 EMS Maine.
03:46
Addic 9-1, go ahead.
03:49
Enroll.
03:52
We met 9-1 in route at 1924.
03:59
Central Command.
04:03
This is Central, go ahead.
04:08
We're going to have a drone in the air.
04:13
I'm sorry, Command.
04:14
Can you repeat, please?
04:18
We advise we're going to have a drone in the air.
04:23
Cancelor direct?
04:29
Do you want me to cancel VSP at this time since you have the drone?
04:34
No man, let's keep them coming for right now,
04:37
see if we can't locate.
04:42
Can't locate. Can't form.
04:48
9.5, Supervisor 9.
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Location mentioned:
Case Knife Rd, Virginia 24301
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