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A New Hampshire man who took refuge on an island after his kayak overturned in the Saco River was located early Sunday thanks to a drone equipped with thermal sensors, officials said.
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The Center Conway Fire drone detected a heat source on an island and the North Conway and Bartlett Fire Swift Water Rescue Team successfully located the man after midnight.
A drone equipped with thermal sensors guided rescuers to a stranded kayaker in New Hampshire’s Saco River.
Mark Thompson, 69, of Conway, New Hampshire, was cold and wet but otherwise unharmed, officials said.
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He and his son planned to paddle downstream, but both their kayaks capsized on Saturday afternoon.
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His son was reunited with his kayak, but Thompson was separated from his kayak and had to swim to safety. He was last seen ashore around 2 p.m., officials said.
