Oregon man stranded in remote snow-covered road uses drone to signal for help

He attached his cellphone to a drone, hit send on a text with his location, and launched the drone high enough for his phone to connect to service and send the text.

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A driver used some quick thinking to help alert rescuers to his location after he got stuck in the snow on a remote road in Willamette National Forest, the Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue reported.

After the man got stuck in the snow, he realized he didn’t have cell service. He also knew nobody would call the authorities when he didn’t come home because his family was out of

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