Rescuers Use Heat-Seeking Drone to Find Man, 78, Who Vanished While Going to Get His Mail: ‘A Miracle’

At the time of the man’s disappearance, the temperature was 48 degrees Fahrenheit and “falling,” officials said

A missing 78-year-old California man was found alive through the use of drones after disappearing while going to get his mail, authorities said.

In a Facebook post shared on Tuesday, Dec. 24, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Malibu Search and Rescue Team (Malibu SAR) said that it received a request on the evening of Monday, Dec. 23, to help search for the man.

According to authorities, the person who reported the man missing said he had gone to his mailbox around 4:30 p.m. local time but never returned…

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