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Drone helps RCMP find missing family in Dartmouth woods

RCMP in Nova Scotia used a drone to find a family missing in the woods Saturday night.

Family of 3 found near Topsail Lake

The RCMP in Nova Scotia have new crimefighting weapons unmanned aerial vehicles commonly known as drones. (CBC)

RCMP in Nova Scotiaused a drone to find a family missing in the woods in Dartmouth Saturdaynight.

On Saturday night a couple and their 17yearold left to go hiking around 4:30 p.m., off Highway 107.

They become disoriented and called police around 8:30 p.m.

Police say they sent up one of their unmanned aerial vehiclesand it found the family in a heavily wooded area near Topsail Lake.

Officers and police dogs were able to walk the family out of the woods around 2 a.m. on Sunday.

Nova ScotiaRCMP bought five drones earlier this summer.Each machine costs around$30,000.