Rescuers used a drone to help locate a hiker who was trapped knee-deep in quicksand. While trekking through Arches National Park in Utah just before sunrise, Austin Dirks' leg broke through what appeared to be solid ground, but was actually quicksand in the canyon's frigid temperatures. Thanks to Dirks' GPS satellite, he alerted authorities with his location and was rescued by the Grand County Utah Search and Rescue. https://abcnews.go.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfa

This is the dramatic moment first responders in Washington rescued a man trapped on the roof of his SUV from Snoqualmie River floodwaters. Thankfully a deputy was able to lower a life jacket down to the stranded individual via a drone. #rescue #washington #floodwaters #firstresponders | Daily Mail Australia