"It was Frank Roma's love of Maine's natural beauty that helped rescue a teenager who was trapped in a roiling river in Mechanic Falls on Tuesday.
"Roma, the city's fire chief, was at the Little Androscoggin River, assisting that town's fire and rescue crews. When they puzzled over how to equip the teen with a life jacket, Roma offered up the 'quad-copter' drone that he happened to bring to work that day and still had in his car.
"'I talked to the incident commander and said, 'I can fly a line out to this kid in no time, and we can haul him over a (personal flotation device),' and he said, 'Go ahead.''"
A recent Sun Journal article reported on the use of the drone in this recent rescue operation in Mechanic Falls, ME.
To access the complete Sun Journal report, including Chief Roma's reflections on the use of drones by emergency services, please visit:
Sun Journal: Auburn fire chief drafted drone into duty for river rescue (2 JUL 15)
Background information:
City of Auburn, ME
Town of Mechanic Falls, ME
Wikipedia: Auburn, Maine
Wikipedia: Mechanic Falls, Maine
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