Drone helps locate missing family dog in New Jersey woods

SOUTH AMBOY, New Jersey (WABC) — A family in New Jersey has been reunited with their dog, who is lucky to be alive

On Friday, both one of the two dogs, Guinness made a run for it and then got hit by a car before going missing in some nearby woods.

“I stopped breathing. I couldn’t sleep, knowing he was out there,” said Mary Van Sant.

Fighting against the frightening ordeal, friends and family searched — but Guiness was gone.

Help soon arrived after the owners contacted a nonprofit, called U.A.A.R. Drone Team, which specializes in finding missing people and pets, among other things.

“I had to find the dog for them,” said Michael Parziale, founder of the U.S.A.R. Drone Team. “We covered literally a mile.”

Thanks to drone technology, after two days missing, Guinness was found.

As a result of having gone missing, Guinness rushed to the vet with injuries, which requires surgery.

But he’s going to be okay.

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