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A 5-year-old girl is gravely injured by a drone during a school photo shoot

During a school photo shoot, a 5-year-old girl was gravely injured by a drone that fell out of the sky. The drone accident happened in China...

Haye KestelooAug 2

Police

Korean drone pilot gets 8 months in prison for shooting drone nude photos

A South Korean drone pilot has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for shooting drone nude photos of various men and women in a highrise.

Wiebe de JagerJul 13

Police

Volunteer ambulance service launches search and rescue drone unit

A Catskills Division volunteer ambulance service in New York was launching a drone unit for search and rescue purposes, the State Police...

Haye KestelooJul 12

Police

Drone team aids in locating domestic violence suspect

A 38-year-old man from Petaluma, CA, was apprehended following an overnight search involving various law enforcement units, incl. a drone team.

Haye KestelooJul 12

DJI

Police investigate drone flights up to 4,600 feet in altitude in The Netherlands

In at least one case, a DJI Mini 2 drone was flown at an altitude of more than 10 times the maximum permitted drone flights height of 120 meters...

Wiebe de JagerJul 1

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FAA

Dutch drone pilot shot at twice while flying unmanned aircraft

A Dutch drone pilot was shot at on Friday while he was flying his unmanned aircraft. This is reported by the police. The drone was undamaged...

Wiebe de JagerJun 20

Autel Robotics

Drone pursuit: Sheriff’s department apprehends suspects after tracking them with a drone

Two suspects found themselves in custody after a drone pursuit. The duo was tracked down by an Autel EVO II Dual with a thermal camera...

Haye KestelooMay 31

Police

Tourist crashes a drone into Palazzo Venezia in Rome in latest incident

A 39-year-old Argentinian tourist crashes a drone into the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, Italy in the latest drone incident. Last week, the man lost control of an unmanned aircraft and crashed it into the roof of the 15th-century Italian monument. According to The Guardian, the drone was seized by building security before being handed over…

Haye KestelooApr 29

Police

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