A stolen telehandler has been recovered and returned to its owner after being located by a police drone operator.
The large telehandler was reported missing on the morning of Friday 15 May from Hawton, near Newark.
Using data on its last known movements, a police drone pilot was deployed to an area close to the A46 to begin a targeted search.
Within a short time, the pilot located the bright yellow machine concealed beneath trees.
Sergeant Vince Saunders, Chief Drone Pilot at Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“This was an excellent result that simply wouldn’t have been possible without the use of a drone.
“Our pilots are trained to carry out searches just like this for missing people and property, and can cover vast areas in a matter of minutes.
“Whoever took this machine clearly went to great lengths to hide it, but they hadn’t reckoned on the presence of our eye in the sky.”
