Robbinsville Township police in New Jersey launched a drone Tuesday in search of a man with special needs who they say went missing after leaving a group home.

They say in an emergency like that, when every second counts, drones are a critical set of eyes in the sky.

Around 10:30 p.m., officers were unable to find the man in the area of Robbinsville-Edinburgh Road.

"The drones that we have in our hands and the resources — they work with our canines, our officers and they supplement them, and it puts them in the right direction," Kivet said.

Police say the 32-year-old made it about a mile from the group home to a tree farm on Pond Road. It was dark, rainy and cold, and police say the man was wearing pajamas and had no shoes on.

The drone, which was equipped with thermal imaging, w

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