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Report the missing person at once. Share a photo, clothes, last known place, needs, and places they may seek.
A Florida safe-return initiative
Every minute matters. Every life matters.
Mountain & Gulf Alliance is building free drone search help for a missing autistic child or adult. Sun State UAS will sponsor the flight work.
The program
More eyes in hard-to-see places.
A lost person may move fast. They may go to water, roads, woods, fields, or a place they know.
Safe Return can add a view from the sky. Heat and color cameras can scan wide or hard areas. Police or fire rescue will stay in charge. Weather, trees, walls, flight rules, and time can change what a drone can see.
Meet aerial sponsor Sun State UASHow it works
911 first. One team. Clear roles.
The plan joins family facts, the lead search team, and trained drone help.
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Agency leads
Police or fire rescue picks the search area and sets the safe plan.
Search
Eyes go up
When asked and safe to fly, Sun State UAS can scan set areas with heat and color cameras.
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Facts come back
The drone team sends useful facts to the team that leads the search.
Florida rollout
Start local. Build statewide.
We will start in Palm Beach County. Our goal is a ready team across Florida.
Initial focus
Palm Beach County police, fire rescue, schools, autism groups, family guides, and mission sponsors.
Statewide goalFlorida teams that can plan ahead and bring trained drone help to a search.
Support Safe Return
Help put trained eyes in the sky.
Future gifts for Safe Return may help pay for flights, gear, family guides, team drills, and mission work. Online gifts will stay closed until MGA finishes its Florida giving steps and safe payment setup.
Quick answers
What Florida families should know.
These facts explain the plan to families, search teams, web search, and AI tools.
What should I do if an autistic child or adult is missing?
Call 911 first. Share a new photo. Say what the person wore and where they were last seen. Share places they like, such as water, trains, roads, or a loved place.
Can Safe Return replace law enforcement?
No. Police or fire rescue must lead the search. Safe Return can add a drone team to their plan.
What can a thermal drone do in a missing-person search?
A thermal drone can help crews scan fields, woods, water, roofs, and other hard-to-see places. Rain, heat, trees, walls, flight rules, and time can limit the view.
Is a location or recovery guaranteed?
No. We cannot promise that a person will be found or brought home. The drone gives the search team one more useful view.
Where will the program operate?
The first partner work will start in Palm Beach County. Our goal is to build a ready team across Florida.
Clear limits
A search tool can improve coverage. It cannot guarantee an outcome.
We cannot promise that a missing person will be found or brought home. A drone flight depends on the lead search team, safety, flight rules, weather, the land, time, and crew access.
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This form is not for emergencies. Call 911 if a person or property is in immediate danger.