Missing Ryazan boy found with thermal-imaging drone

The child was found alive and returned to his legal guardians. Rescue group Meshchera and regional police reported the outcome on October 9.

Police located the boy using a quadcopter equipped with a thermal imager, the rescue group said. Meshchera rescuers then evacuated the child, according to RIA Novosti.

LizaAlert had previously announced a search for a boy who failed to return from a walk near a gardening association. TASS identified him as a four-year-old who went missing on October 9.

Regional police said on Max that all external police services had been alerted to the search. Officers found the boy on a street in Ryazan’s Stroitel settlement.

After the search concluded, the child was handed over to his legal guardians. Police said there was no threat to his life or health.