Latvia: Drone crashes into lake Drīdzis in Krāslava region


A drone is reported to have crashed into Lake Drīdzis in Krāslava region in eastern Latvia on Saturday morning at around 08:00. It detonated upon contact with the water. There were no injuries, the State Police reported.
Police received information about this from residents and went to investigate the scene. Wreckage of a suspected drone has been found there.

 

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Source: LSM News


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