A stolen quad bike hidden in a corn field was uncovered by police officers using a high-tech drone.

The farm vehicle was found in Lindfield, near Haywards Heath, by specialist officers from Sussex Police using a drone with a thermal camera.

They were responding to a signal from a Tracker chip, which uses sensors to transmit a stolen vehicle's location to its owner and the police.

The Argus: The heat signature seen from the droneThe heat signature seen from the drone (Image: Sussex Roads Police)

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Rows of corn were damaged when the vehicle drove on top of the crops towards the centre of the field.

A heat signature was found and officers were able to get the vehicle back to its owner. The person who stole it is still at large.

Sussex Roads Policing, who found it, said "enquiries are ongoing".