Malone man uses drone to find missing dogs in area

Lina PortmanMay 25, 2024

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week. (áááJACKááá) Our pets are like members of our family. So if your dog goes missing, it's a stressful and scary situation. (áááLIZááá) That's where a man from upstate New York comes in. He's looking from ABOVE to help people FIND THEIR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS. “NBC5'S BENNY NEZAJ BRINGS US MALONE'S STORY”. (áááVOááá) CHAD TAVERNIA OF MALONE WAS A SOLDIER AND INVESTIGATOR FOR THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE FOR 20 YEARS (áááNAT SOUNDááá) DRONE SOUNDS (áááVOááá) BUT AFTER HIS RETIREMENT IN 2022, HE DECIDED TO USE HIS SKILLS LAW ENFORCEMENT in a different way. (áááSOTááá) OWNER OF CHAD TAVERNIA, NORTH COUNTRY DRONE SEARCH AND RECOVERY “A lot of these search and rescue principles that I apply to dog searches are things that I have experienced during my career as a soldier.” (áááVOááá) LAST NOVEMBER, TAVERNIA PURCHASED A DRONE TO LOCATE WILD ANIMALS IN OUR AREA, AND THEN PUBLISHED IT ON FACEBOOK. BUT AFTER SOMEONE FROM BERSKHIRE, VERMONT CONTACTED HIM AT THE END OF JANUARY TO FIND A LOST DOG, TAVERNIA DECIDED TO USE HIS DRONE TO FIND MISSING PUPPIES IN OUR AREA (áááSOTááá) CHAD OWNER OF TAVERNIA, SEARCH AND RECOVERY OF NORTH COUNTRY DRONE “It makes me feel like I'm doing something good for the community, for sure, because many of these dogs, I can honestly say, probably wouldn't have survived, especially during the winter months when I was doing this. (NAT SOUND) DRONE SOUNDS (VO) TAVERNIA HAS LOCATED 18 DOGS SINCE THE END OF JANUARY – (NAT SOUND) DOG SOUNDS (VO) INCLUDING AMIGO FROM BEEKMANTOWN ON MAY 11, AMIGO ran away INTO THE WOODS AFTER HEARDING A UPS TRUCK the 9 month old golden retriever had been gone for 24 HOURS, when his OWNER BRIAN THOU CALLED TAVERNIA TO FIND HIS BELOVED Buddy (áááSOTááá) BRIAN THOU DOG OWNER FROM BEEKMANTOWN. “He flew the drone for about two and a half hours and then found a single thermal spot about two and a half miles from here in a swamp and was able to switch his camera to a live image and see that it was Amigo. (áááVOááá) You waited in the area where Tavernia had spotted Amigo – with lots of food and treats – and sure enough Amigo came out of the woods. YOU SAY HE will be forever grateful that when AMIGO needed a FRIEND…Tavernia was there. (áááSOTááá) BRIAN THOU BEEKMANTOWN DOG OWNER “The way he uses technology the way he is, he actually uses his passion with this technology is just outstanding.” (áááVOááá) ET TAVERNIA, is happy to play a role in ensuring that missing puppies always find their way home. (áááSOTááá) OWNER OF TAVERNIA FROM CHAD, DRONE SEARCH AND RECOVERY IN THE NORTHERN COUNTRY “I intend to continue doing this, as long as I have a thermal drone, I intend to offer this service. It's something I love to do. And when it's successful.

Malone man uses drone to find missing dogs in area

Since the end of January, Chad Tavernia has managed to find 18 lost dogs

For many, pets are valued members of the family. When a dog goes missing, the experience can be both stressful and frightening. And that's where Malone's Chad Tavernia comes in. Tavernia, a retired New York State Police trooper and investigator, spent 20 years in law enforcement. After retiring in 2022, he decided to apply his search and rescue skills in a new way by launching North Country Drone Search & Recovery. my career as a soldier,” Tavernia said. Last November, Tavernia purchased a drone to locate wildlife in the area and posted his findings on Facebook. However, in late January, after a person from Berkshire, W.S. Vermont, asked him for help finding a lost dog, he focused on finding missing animals “It makes me feel like I'm doing something good for the community, that's for sure.” because several of these dogs, I can honestly say they probably wouldn't have survived, especially during the winter months when I was doing this,” Tavernia said. Since the end of January, Tavernia has managed to locate 18 dogs, including Amigo of Beekmantown On May 11, Amigo, a 9-month-old golden retriever, ran away into the woods after hearing a UPS truck, called Tavernia to find his beloved companion. He flew the drone for about two and a half hours, then found a single thermal spot about three and a half kilometers from here in a swamp and was able to switch his camera to live the image and see that it was d'Amigo,” Thew said. Thew waited in the area where Tavernia had spotted Amigo, equipped with food and treats. Sure enough, Amigo came out of the woods. Thew expressed his gratitude, saying, “The way he uses technology and the way he uses his passion with technology is just exceptional. » Tavernia is happy to play a role in ensuring that missing puppies find their way home. “I plan to continue doing it, as long as I have a thermal drone, I plan to offer this service. It's something I like to do. And when it's successful, it obviously feels good when we have able to help someone get their pet back,” he said. If you have a missing dog, you can contact Tavernia through the North Country Drone Search & Recovery Facebook page.

MALONE, New York —

For many, pets are valued members of the family. When a dog goes missing, the experience can be both stressful and frightening. And that's where Malone's Chad Tavernia comes in.

Tavernia, a retired New York State Police trooper and investigator, spent 20 years in law enforcement. After retiring in 2022, he decided to apply his search and rescue skills in a new way by launching North Country Drone Search & Recovery.

“A lot of these search and rescue principles that I apply to dog searches are things that I experienced during my career as a soldier,” Tavernia said.

Last November, Tavernia purchased a drone to locate wildlife in the area and posted its findings on Facebook. However, in late January, after someone in Berkshire, Vermont, asked him for help finding a lost dog, he turned his attention to finding missing animals.

“It makes me feel like I'm doing something good for the community, of course, because many of these dogs, I can honestly say, probably wouldn't have survived, especially during the winter months when I was doing this.” , Tavernia said. .

Since the end of January, Tavernia has managed to locate 18 dogs, including Amigo from Beekmantown.

On May 11, Amigo, a 9-month-old golden retriever, ran into the woods after hearing a UPS truck. His owner, Brian Thew, called Tavernia to find his beloved companion.

“He flew the drone for about two and a half hours, then found a single thermal spot about three and a half kilometers from here in a swamp and was able to switch his camera to a live image and see that it was was acting like Amigo,” Thew said. .

Thew was waiting in the area where Tavernia had spotted Amigo, equipped with food and treats. Sure enough, Amigo came out of the woods.

Thew expressed his gratitude, saying, “The way he uses technology and the way he actually uses his passion with that technology is just outstanding.”

Tavernia is happy to play a role in ensuring that missing puppies find their way home.

“I plan to continue doing it, as long as I have a thermal drone, I plan to offer this service. It's something I like to do. And when it's successful, it obviously feels good when we have able to help someone get their pet back,” he said.

If you have a missing dog, you can contact Tavernia through the North Country Drone Search & Recovery Facebook page.

Lina Portman

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