Overview

• Police Aerial Unit deployed drones on June 10 after the elderly pair vanished near Leganés on June 9.
• Extreme temperatures left the man trapped in a two-metre ditch and the woman unconscious in a nearby field.
• Drone images guided security agents directly to both locations for a rapid ground response.
• Officers placed the rescued couple into a patrol car before transferring them to a Summa112 ambulance for treatment.
• Authorities highlighted the operation as an example of how aerial technology can enhance searches for vulnerable individuals.