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The collision forced an emergency landing by the helicopter and has now taken it out of service, Kerrville City Hall said.
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Rescue drone beats chopper, battles strong winds to fly up 3,973 ft in 4 minsShowers and storms are expected to linger through around 3 a.m. Saturday, and could still bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph, along with lightning and possibly hail, and some intense downpours, but no widespread severe weather is expected.
A privately operated drone collided with a rescue helicopter in Kerr County during ongoing flood recovery efforts, necessitating an emergency landing and risking the safety of first responders.
Officials warned the public to ground private drones after one collided with a rescue helicopter in Kerr County.
The video, which was widely circulated on social media, showed an area in the Guangxi region, in southern China, flooded with green-grey water, and a man dangling from a long cord attached to the drone, which set him down on a road.
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Williamson County, Texas, said it has also used drones as part of its search and rescue efforts. Rescue and recovery efforts for victims of the devastating Texas floods stretched into their fifth ...
A neighbor in China noticed that a man was stuck on a rooftop amid a flood and used his drone to lift him up to safety.
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