Day or night · NC · SC · VA
Someone is missing.Get a thermal drone in the air.
Enter the address where the search needs to happen. We'll show you the closest certified thermal drone pilots and how to reach them right now.
If a person is missing, call 911 first — then call a pilot.
What we search for
Missing people
Elderly wandering, children, hunters and hikers overdue.
Lost pets
Dogs and cats located by body heat in brush and treelines.
Livestock
Cattle, horses and goats tracked across large acreage.
Wild game recovery
Downed deer and hogs found fast, before meat spoils.
Enter the address
Type where the search needs to happen — a house, a farm, a trailhead.
See the closest pilots
Pilots appear on the map ranked by distance, with coverage areas.
Call directly
You contact the pilot yourself. No middleman, no dispatch delay.
Built for the Southeast
A network of thermal drone pilots
Thermal Drone Recovery USA connects people who need help with certified thermal drone pilots across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Founded by Cooks Drone Works LLC, with plans to expand up the East Coast and across the USA as the network grows.
Are you a thermal drone pilot?
List your business on the map and get called directly by families in your area. One flat membership, no commission on your jobs.
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