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  "title": "Fire and Rescue NSW drone with AI person detection finds two lost hikers off the Dead Horse Gap track within five hours",
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  "account": "On Tuesday 23 June 2026 two men in their early 20s failed to reach a rendezvous on the Dead Horse Gap walking track. The track is in Kosciuszko National Park, about 35 km south-west of Jindabyne. They were reported overdue at about 7 pm. NSW Police formed an alpine search team with the State Emergency Service and asked Fire and Rescue NSW for drone support. FRNSW launched a remotely piloted aircraft with thermal imaging and AI detection software. The software flagged the pair in bushland about 500 m off the track, and the thermal camera confirmed the find. The drone's spotlight directed ground crews to them. They were located less than five hours after the report, had mild effects of exposure and declined treatment. FRNSW Inspector Phillip Eberle said the technology turned a potential long-term incident into a short-term one.",
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      "title": "Hikers lost in Kosciuszko National Park rescued by drones powered by AI",
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      "title": "How AI saved two hikers lost in the unforgiving alpine wilderness",
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      "citation": "Matler, A. (2026). AI-assisted drone helps rescue lost Kosciuszko hikers in NSW first. iTWire.",
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    "quote": "FRNSW Inspector and regional duty commander for the NSW Alpine area, Phillip Eberle, said the technology probably reduced the search by several days.",
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