Police Thermal Drone Tracks Down Loose Horses in California Park

Anderson, United States – Police in Anderson, California, used a thermal drone to track down several horses that had got loose in Anderson River Park on the evening of November 1.

Footage released by the Anderson Police Department shows the drone's heat-sensing camera sweeping over the dark riverbanks and wooded trails, where the horses stand out as bright white shapes moving between the trees.

The department said the goal was to help the owners find their horses, and that the search also gave officers practice flying its Skydio X10 drone in a real search.

"The same capabilities can be useful when searching for missing or endangered people, especially in areas that are difficult or time-consuming to search on foot," the department said when it shared the video on November 10.