What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/12/2020 at approx. 2147 hrs. privacy data omitted Emergency services were conducting a life safety mission to provide aerial visual and thermal support to emergency responders for 2 individuals that had capsized on the cape fear river and were stuck in the rapids holding on. The subjects were in a canoe with no life jackets nor personal flotation devices and were submerged with their lower body in the water holding onto a tree. Watercraft access was difficult due to current river height and rocky conditions in the rapids. Unknown exact location of the subjects due to the panicking of victims who were public service with the 911 communications center. The dji mavic 2 enterprise dual performed a loss of connectivity and resulted in a flyaway with us not being able to identify final outcome. No injuries, property damages or aircraft collisions were reported. Fayetteville ATC was contacted and briefed on the situation; fayetteville ATC advised the airspace was clear until the morning
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/12/2020 AT APPROX. 2147 HRS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CONDUCTING A LIFE SAFETY MISSION TO PROVIDE AERIAL VISUAL AND THERMAL SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FOR 2 INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD CAPSIZED ON THE CAPE FEAR RIVER AND WERE STUCK IN THE RAPIDS HOLDING ON. THE SUBJECTS WERE IN A CANOE WITH NO LIFE JACKETS NOR PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AND WERE SUBMERGED WITH THEIR LOWER BODY IN THE WATER HOLDING ONTO A TREE. WATERCRAFT ACCESS WAS DIFFICULT DUE TO CURRENT RIVER HEIGHT AND ROCKY CONDITIONS IN THE RAPIDS. UNKNOWN EXACT LOCATION OF THE SUBJECTS DUE TO THE PANICKING OF VICTIMS WHO WERE PUBLIC SERVICE WITH THE 911 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. THE DJI MAVIC 2 ENTERPRISE DUAL PERFORMED A LOSS OF CONNECTIVITY AND RESULTED IN A FLYAWAY WITH US NOT BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY FINAL OUTCOME. NO INJURIES, PROPERTY DAMAGES OR AIRCRAFT COLLISIONS WERE REPORTED. FAYETTEVILLE ATC WAS CONTACTED AND BRIEFED ON THE SITUATION; FAYETTEVILLE ATC ADVISED THE AIRSPACE WAS CLEAR UNTIL THE MORNING