19-year-old boy with drone helped save 4 fishermen in Kerala
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In the Thalikulam village of Thrissur, India a 19-year-old college boy became a hero after he aided in saving 4 drowning men. Dewang Subil, a B-tech student was present at the beach when he heard about the rescue mission of 4 fishermen.
With the permission of the local authorities, Dewang was boarded on the rescue mission, and he helped the officials find the fishermen with the help of his drone.
Dewang said, “It was my first deep-sea voyage. When our boat reached 11 nautical miles away from the coast, I released my drone. Initially, the wind created problems, but after 20 minutes or so, my drone captured the first visuals of a man clinging on to a log of a capsized boat and beamed faint visuals in my mobile phone.”
With the information gathered by the first fisherman, the other three were also founded and rescued. However, one of them gets unconscious during the mission. The rescued people were sent to the hospital. The 4 fishermen were stranded in the sea for 6 hours, and they got separated from each other when the boat sank.
Dewang also said, “I was just there at the right moment and this idea struck me as I am always thinking of drones. While I have used a commercially available drone today, I am also building my own drone to enable such rescue in the future.”
He was appreciated, and he was lauded for his bravery and his sense. The local authorities, the public, and even the State Agriculture Minister appreciated the boy.
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