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Time to step up... find the missing hikers (Pacific Crest Trail, California)

HeavensAbove

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Had a lady state side of the pond who has reached out to me asking for help. Her message is below and I recommended a Mavic Pro using Ground Station Pro to generate images which they could analyse but I realise that time is of the essence. She is on Twitter with handle @LensTripping Can we have a drone positive story here? If you would like to offer help I’m sure she would appreciate it.

“Thank you for following me. I really appreciate it. [emoji4]

I was given your twitter handle by a follower of yours and a fellow photographer. I hope you don't mind me messaging you to ask for some drone related help.

I live in the USA, and I am part of a group of volunteers that have been working to locate 2 hikers that went missing on the Pacific Crest Trail in California.

I'm looking for some advice/suggestions (or possibly a reference I could contact) on what kind of camera/drone set up can be used for searching for people or gear in open wilderness. It would need to be able to produce hi-res images/videos that could be cropped, zoomed, and/or manipulated for searchers to comb through for clues.

Any suggestions or help you could provide would be very much appreciated.”

Thanks.
 
Hope everything works out and someone is able to help...
I hiked the PCT in '93 from the Mexican border in Cali through the Mojave desert and the Sierra a thru Oregon and Washington 15 miles into Canada. it can be a treacherous ordeal into areas that someone with a drone couldn't even dream of getting to with a measly 4 mile limit..
If these are day hikers that just hiked from a car somewhere then maybe but unless you're willing to go into the field and sleep out then. .. Whatever...

I have all topographical maps available for download of the the entire PCT and Continental Devide and Appalachain Trail, as well.

Please DM me if you need suggestions .
 
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Here are some pics of pics.. Lol

I'm a Tripple Crown Thru-hiker. GA to ME in 92 on the AT, Mex to Can in 93 the next year and the CDT, Mex to Can in 95..
 

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