A bald eagle took down a government drone in Michigan, state officials say, 'tearing off a propeller and sending the aircraft to the bottom of Lake Michigan.'
An environmental quality analyst and drone pilot, Hunter King, was mapping shoreline erosion on Lake Michigan with the device, which was flying at 22 mph, when it began twirling out of control and he spotted an eagle flying away, it said.
A bird-watching couple that was nearby said it saw the eagle strike something and appear to fly away uninjured, department officials said. A search for the drone days later was unsuccessful. The device was 150 feet offshore, in about 4 feet of Lake Michigan water, the department said. A state drone coordinator, Authur Ostaszewski, used a kayak and snorkeling gear in his unfruitful search, state officials said.Bird strikes aren't unusual for drones. The Federal Aviation Administration haslast year published a guild for amateur drone operators about how to avoid bird strikes.
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said one idea it's exploring is using coverings for the devices that would make them look less like seagulls.
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