A Spanish drone operator on Tuesday received permission to try to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped near a volcano in the Canary Islands. The three dogs have been stranded for weeks in an abandoned yard covered with volcanic ash.
October 19, 2021, 3:00 PMLA PALMA, Spain - A Spanish drone operator on Tuesday received permission to try to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped near a volcano in the Canary Islands, by catching them with a remote-controlled net and flying them out over a stream of lava.
They have been fed by drones dropping packages of food, but until now no one has been able to figure out how to rescue them. Helicopters are banned from flying to the area because of hot gas that can damage their rotors. Jaime Pereira, CEO of drone operator Aerocamaras, said he plans to send a 50 kg drone equipped with a wide net to try to trap the dogs, one by one, and fly them to safety, 450 metres away over flowing lava.
The operator will have just four minutes to lure a dog to the net, and another four minutes to fly it out.Test flights are still being carried out. Ultimately, the mission depends on how the dogs will respond to the machine, Pereira said.
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