How a Drone Photo on Twitter Led to the Amazing Rescue of a Man and Dog From a Flooded Home

In the aftermath of the highly destructive Hurricane Matthew, filmmaker ImSoFIRST took out his flying robot for a spin around a flooded neighborhood in Hope Mills, North Carolina and posted a resulting photo onto Instagram and Twitter. By sheer and wonderful coincidence, Craig Williams saw the tweet and immediately recognized it as the house where his brother and elderly dog were trapped and reached out to ImSoFIRST for help. Once the two connected, a boat was dispatched to the flooded home to rescue man and dog, all of which was captured on ImSoFIRST’s drone.

via Motherboard, Eddie Codel

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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