Lost kayaker rescued by police drone after 911 call in double trouble state park

Lost kayaker rescued by police drone after 911 call in Double Trouble State Park

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August 26, 2025
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Drone with thermal camera finds lost boater near golf course

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ — A kayaker who called 911 saying he was lost and dragging his boat through the woods at Double Trouble State Park was safely located Monday night after police used drone technology to track him down.

The emergency call came in around 8:36 p.m., but phone contact with the man was lost shortly after. Coordinates from the call placed his last known location about a half-mile south of the 10th hole at Cedar Creek Golf Course.

Berkeley Township officers launched a coordinated search effort and deployed a police drone to scan the area. The thermal camera aboard the drone located the lost kayaker and also spotted two individuals in the woods searching for him.

Officers guided all three men safely out of the area. None of them required medical treatment.

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Key Points

  • A kayaker called 911 after getting lost in Double Trouble State Park Monday night
  • Police used drone coordinates and thermal imaging to locate him and two searchers
  • All parties were safely guided out of the woods without injuries
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