On Friday, deputies located a missing man in Val Verde by using drones. 

On Friday around 8 a.m. the Santa Clarita Search & Rescue team received a call from the Homicide Bureau about a missing 29-year-old male who was mentally distraught in the Val Verde area.   

“Having the drone team we probably would have not found him, at least not today, our quad team passed by the spot above him three or four times today,” said Tony Buttitta, Captain of Santa Clarita Search & Rescue team. 

They had a quad team searching for the male, then after about an hour brought out the dog team and then the drone team. 

The drone team came out with three drones and was 15 minutes into the second deployment of the drone when they were able to locate the missing man. 

The man had been reported missing since Thursday and was found in Val Verde by the Search & Rescue team due to their drones, according to officials. 

The man was alert and conscious and was not injured when they found him.

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