Gone are the days of Pamela Anderson running in slow motion through the surf . A British company has invented the world 's first lifeguard drone - which could soon replace the human lifesavers on a beach near you . The drones , carrying cameras and rubber rings , can be sent out by lifeguards from the shore , and can allegedly rescue drowning holiday makers quicker than humans , who 'd have to battle through the waves . Amin Rigi , 28 , co-founder of RTS Ideas , launched the business in Iran but has moved to London after gaining start-up support and will present a prototype next month . Complete with lights and thermal cameras for night rescues , the drones could appear on holiday beaches in time for summer , even aiding with rescues of ships and yachts in trouble . 'At the moment many people talk about bad drones and drones that are spying and killing people but I think everything has a good side and a bad side , ' said Rigi . Pamela Anderson in 1990s TV show Baywatch : Many fans fondly remember her trademark red swimsuit . 'People should see the good side to drones where they can save lives ' he said . 'The drones can reach people stranded at sea far quicker than lifeguards and can deploy three buoyancy aids in one flight . ' Rigi and his business partner partner Amir Taheri , 27 , hope that one day the drones will be stationed on floating platforms where they can be charged from solar energy . The drones can reach people far quicker than lifeguards and can deploy three buoyancy aids in one flight . 'This is the future of lifeguards I believe , ' Rigi said . 'In a competition , we found a lifeguard could perform a rescue in 90 seconds , but the drone took 20 seconds . That 70 seconds could be the difference between life and death . 'Finding people is hard with rescue teams . Moving in boats , you do n't get good vision.But the drones ' range and height can spot a drowning person , which is really helpful for ships . Eventually the drones may be stationed on floating platforms where they can be charged from solar energy . ' A rescue team could take 10 to 12 minutes where a drone could take one minute . Basically this increases the efficiency and decreases danger to lifeguards . RTS Ideas , based in Tech City , in Shoreditch , east London , are also hoping to develop a drone that can perform mountain rescues . In one of the UK 's main holiday hotspots , Cornwall and Devon , more than 8,500 people were caught up in beach and sea rescue dramas last year . Research showed that a lifeguard could perform a rescue in 90 seconds while the drone took just 20 seconds . The inventors are hoping to decrease the number of people that drown by up to 60 per cent . Perranporth alone had 1,000 incidents , according to the RNLI . 'We have n't any contacts for Cornwall yet but hopefully we can deploy this at beaches in the UK and right around the world , ' said Rigi . 'We 're looking forward to hopefully decreasing the number of people that drown by up to 60 per cent with new technologies , where our drone is one of those technologies . 'We 're not totally using autonomous drones in the first stage . The company hopes to deploy their invention at beaches in the UK as well as around the world . 'We 're using human intelligence on one side and the abilities of this technology to save lives quicker and more efficiently . ' Charlie Johnstone , a surfer who works in Porthtowan , said : ' I 'm not sure how they 're going to be programmed and how the drones would react to different people . But Jemima Barry , who works on Seaton beach , thinks the idea could take off . She said : 'As long as it would n't take over the lifeguards and ruin their jobs then it 's a good thing . 'So long as the lifeguards were still there - because you still need humans who know what to do . '
British company invents a drone to rescue holiday makers in trouble . Score: 6