We are learning more about what it took to bring a missing 4-year-old home safely in Halifax County. Trent Rudd went missing Wednesday evening in Nathalie. The search was extensive and required multiple agencies, including the Bedford Fire Department and their drone. Wednesday night, Bedford’s “Drone 1” had a mission to help find Rudd after Halifax sent in a request for assistance. By that point it was dark, around 9:00 at night.
“I was visual for the drone of when it was coming back,” said Firefighter EMT MJ McGinnis. “An extra set of eyes for the pilot.”
The drone was on its 4th flight around the woods and McGinnis was watching the screen like a hawk.