Source: AFP, January 18, 2018
A pair of Australian swimmers on Thursday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the aerial lifesaver dropped a safety device to distressed teens caught in rough seas.
Australia is leading the use of the technology in surf lifesaving, with dozens of drones being trialled on beaches around the country.
In what is believed to be a world-first drone surf rescue, two boys on Thursday got caught in three-metre swells while swimming off Lennox Head in New South Wales, near the border with Queensland.
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