Battalion Chief Dave Cochrane arrived on the scene and chose to deploy the district’s second and newest drone, which was donated two months ago. “All they had to go on was the general vicinity,” Davis said. “Within two minutes the drone was set up. They found the trail and followed it until they found the mountain biker. They estimated it took about eight minutes before they were able to pinpoint his location. “A lot of times people are unfamiliar with the area and unsure of where they are. There have been times where they are one to two miles away from where they think they are. There’s no doubt this saved time in finding him.”