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As floods ravaged downtown Austin on Memorial Day, emergency crews faced an unexpected problem when a STAR Flight helicopter was forced to cancel at least one search operation after a ground spotter saw drones in the area. STAR Flight was dispatched at least 16 times Memorial Day weekend and crews made two hoist rescues. They battle the weather and rough terrain in their job, now crews say they also have to worry about drones as the technology becomes more popular. During the floods, many took the opportunity to get an aerial view.
"For the same reason you'd pull your cell phone out and take pictures, you'd want to, if you owned a drone, you'd want to pull it out and take some pictures," said Camera Wings Aerial Photography Owner Robert Youens. Youens has been flying drones for five years "I have a number of drones for different purposes," he said. "I do this because I'm trying to help people map islands or do structural engineering work better." He also shot video over Town Lake on Memorial Day Weekend. He stayed clear of any emergency operations on Shoal Creek. "I specifically avoided that area because I knew that there might be helicopters in the area," he said.
http://www.kvue.com/story/news/l ... operation/28439445/
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