Bald eagle attacks government's shoreline-mapping drone, sends it to bottom of lake

In a rare incident, an Upper Peninsula bald eagle attacked a shoreline-mapping EGLE drone and sent it to bottom of Lake Michigan. drone, which was operated by a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) pilot last month, was subjected to an airborne attack last month that destroyed its propeller.

As per statement released by EGLE on August 13, confrontation between machine and animal h taken place near Escanaba in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on July when department’s environmental quality analyst and drone pilot Hunter King was mapping shoreline erosion to be used in ncy's efforts in documenting and helping communities to cope with higher water levels.

Phantom 4 Pro vanced qucopter was nearly at height of 162ft when it is derived that bird of prey attacked machine apparently seeing it as an object of threat. As per official statement, King was watching his video screen as drone, which was beelined for home, suddenly started “twirling furiously”. He said, “It was like a really b rollercoaster ride” only to realise later that drone was where to be found.

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statement re, “King was watching his video screen as drone beelined for home, but suddenly it began twirling furiously. "It was like a really b rollercoaster ride," said King. When he looked up, drone was gone, and an eagle was flying away.”

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How was it found in Lake Michigan?

A nearby couple h later confirmed that y spotted eagle attacking drone. Several hours of gruesome search after King arrived at spot directed by couple where eagle h launched an attack, did y find drone. It h hit lake at 150 feet offshore in four feet of water. EGLE Unmanned Aircraft Systems coordinator Arthur Ostaszewski brought a kayak and srkelling gear to search $950 worth drone. 

EGLE said, “With near-zero visibility in water darkened by tannin, Ostaszewski scrapped srkel and inste walked a grid pattern shuffling his feet for two hours in soft muck”.

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