Australia lifesaving drone in world first rescue

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Drone saving lives — New drone technology from Little Ripper is saving lives (Ben Trollope) Source: AAP

Two teenage swimmers have been rescued in the ocean by a drone in what has been described as a world first.

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Published 19 January 2018 6:07pm

By Peggy Giakoumelos

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Australia lifesaving drone in world first rescue

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Two teenage swimmers have been rescued in the ocean by a drone in what has been described as a world first.

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Two teenage swimmers have been rescued in the ocean by a drone in what has been described as a world first.

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