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Underwater drones help London ambulance crews rescue people

London ambulance crews are using underwater drones to help rescue people who disappear beneath the surface of rivers, lakes and canals. The remotely operated devices provide live images, measure water conditions and can pull casualties towards safety.

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00:25The drones are something that we purchased, invested heavily in,
00:30for us to try and rescue patients that have gone subsurface or got into difficulty in bodies of water within
00:37London.
01:02One of the really good features of it is that we're able to tell how deep a body of water
01:07is through the depth gauge on it,
01:09and also the water temperature, which is really important for the rescue phase of our operation.
01:30In the UK, approximately 400 people drown each year, and 60% of these are in lakes, rivers, canals rather
01:38than coastal areas.
01:39The London Ambulance Service alone responds to over 50 drownings a year, so it is a massive, massive issue.
02:03I'm team leader.
02:06Can you take those?
02:12I'm team leader.

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