Quadcopter drone rescues stranded man from floodwaters in China's Guangxi province
Chinese state media Xinhua shared footage of a rescue in Guangxi province, China, where a large quadcopter drone was used to pluck a stranded man from the top of an oil tanker amid raging floodwaters. A rescue worker strapped the man into a harness, and the drone carried him to safety above the floodwaters.
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Two men in Southern China are alive thanks to a daring rescue involving a hulking quadcopter drone.
Footage shared by Chinese state media Xinhua shows the moment a stranded flood victim is plucked from the top of an oil tanker by a drone in Guangxi, an autonomous region bordering Vietnam.
After being strapped into a harness by a brave rescue worker, the man is whisked from the tanker, holding onto the support lines for dear life as the drone carries him above the raging waters.
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