Drone lifeguard rescues 14-year-old from drowning. video here

As she began to sink under the waves, the vest was able to keep the teenager afloat. captured by footage freebies Shows the boy struggling in the water, before grabbing the vest.

Drone pilot Miguel ngel Pedrero was quoted as saying by the news agency, “When we arrived we saw a child in a very bad condition with almost no energy to swim, so I gave him life.” Reuters,

“It was a complicated maneuver because of the heavy waves, but we finally managed to vest him and he could swim until the lifeguards got to him with jet skis.”

He also said that these extra seconds “are important in some cases and also allow rescuers to approach the person more calmly and carefully”.

After being rescued, the 14-year-old, who has not been identified, was sent to a local hospital after ambulance personnel provided oxygen. After 24 hours he was sent home.

Valencia-based General Drones began supporting Spanish lifeguard staff in 2017 in the city of Sagunto, north of Valencia.

Now, it has more than 30 pilots and their drones working with lifeguards on 22 beaches across Spain, providing rapid response support in critical moments of potential drowning before lifeguards arrive at the scene.

A total of 140 people died of accidental drowning in Spain in the first six months of 2022, a 55% increase from the same period in 2021, according to the Royal Spanish Lifesaving and Rescue Federation.

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