This is the dramatic moment a police drone found a man stuck in marshes after being reported missing from a Norfolk beach.
Peter Pugh, 75, had been walking with friends and family on Brancaster Beach at approximately 5.10pm on Saturday 16 June when he became separated from them.
Norfolk police, assisted by HM Coastguard, Hunstanton and Wells Inshore Lifeboat and Norfolk Lowland and Search Service, began searches of the local area throughout the night and into Sunday 17 June.
At approximately 2.35pm on Sunday the Norfolk Police drone, being piloted by Sgt Danny Leach, spotted Mr Pugh stuck in very dense reed beds and marshland at Titchwell.
Sgt Leach was then able to guide a team from HM Coastguard and firefighters to him.
The team pulled Mr Pugh from a deep muddy creek before providing first aid until the coastguard rescue helicopter arrived to winch him out.
He was then taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn where he is being treated for hypothermia.
Sgt Alex Bucher, who helped co-ordinate the search operation, said: 'This is a great example of multi-agency working at its best and through our teamwork we were able to successfully locate Mr Pugh and return him back to his family on Father's Day.
'There is no doubt that without the police drone we would not have been able to locate him in the time we did. The police drone allows us to search areas that are difficult to access and within close range where a helicopter may not be able to get.
'Approximately 50 people were directly involved with this search operation and it was through their dedication and hard work we were able to save this man's life.'
Norfolk's police and crime commissioner Lorne Green said: 'What a fantastic example of what can be achieved when our agencies work together and our police have the right tools for the job.
'Having pledged to give our officers the 21st century tools, including drones, that they need to keep our county safe, it's incidents like this that demonstrate just how relevant that pledge was and continues to be.
'Now, almost a year since Norfolk Police launched its initial drone trial, this is yet another remarkable achievement. Well done to all involved.'
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