of the seal beach marine safety department says finding those sharks was especially easy because of this. a phantom drone the lifeguard agency had just started using to check out shark reports. we launched the drone and in about five minutes we spotted five or six sharks. we went down, zoomed in and filmed them. and then we cruised the whole area. and i think we probably saw about ten sharks in total. reporter: drones have generated some public outcry, raising privacy concerns. bailey says the department s drone will only be used over the water and for official business. beach goers we spoke with called the eye in the sky an added safety tool. no one wants to get eaten by a shark so, yeah drones are good. my kids like to boogie board and i get scared not being in out there with them, so, yeah i would like to know if there are sharks out there. reporter: at $1400, the drone isn t exactly cheap, but the chief will tell you, it sure saves a lot of time and money compared to the