When officials from the Crisis Management Division of the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture carried out emergency response drills last summer, they received a helping hand from an unconventional source.
The discovery of a "swimmer" stranded in the waters of Suruga Bay was made not by a vessel or helicopter of the coast guard or fire department, but by a drone.
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