Ramón could not move The earthquake had knocked down his house and he was pinned under heavy boards He could see a tiny patch of blue sky and lots of rubble There were voices in the street Ramón tried to yell But dust coated his throat and made it hard to speak The voices moved away Much later Ramón heard a faint sound A small white machine flew overhead It looked too small to hold a person but too big to be a toy 4
Rescue Bots After Hurricane Katrina in 2005 rescue workers in Mississippi used drones to help find survivors 6
After a long time it got dark Ramón wondered if anyone would find him He knew his mom would be worried Then he heard voices again Someone was pulling him free As the firefighter put Ramón in the ambulance he told the driver that a drone had saved Ramón It had used an infrared camera to take photos as it flew over the destroyed town Ramón and three other children showed up in the photos because of their body heat They all survived 7
