Light Of Cell Phone Used To Rescue Boater
Night-Vision Goggles Spot Cell Phone
POSTED: Thursday, January 8, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A missing boater on the St. Johns River was located by aviation officials by using the light of his cell phone, which was detected with night-vision goggles, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
Members of the Orange County Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit were called Wednesday night to assist in locating the boater. Deputies in the helicopter advised the boater via the sheriff's office communications center to activate his cell phone and point it toward the helicopter when he spotted it.
Using night-vision goggles, the deputies were able to see the light of the cell phone and locate the boater.
The helicopter unit then directed a marine unit to the boater, who was rescued.
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