How Kent County deputies can use drones to help swimmers in trouble

How Kent County deputies can use drones to help swimmers in trouble

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kent County Sheriff's Office is emphasizing the variety of ways its fleet of drones can provide help in an emergency, carrying medical supplies or life jackets. Deputies demonstrated the technology Friday in Grand Rapids. “We have a lot of bodies of water here in Kent County where this tool is going to be needed,” Deputy Tyler Poirier, who operated the drone for the demonstration, said. Local programs aim to…