Washington – Government Employee Operated Drone That Crashed At White House

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    This photo taken with an iPhone shows members of the Secret Service search the grounds of the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.(AP Photo/Nedra Pickler)Washington – A small drone that crashed on the South Lawn of the White House early Monday was operated by a government employee who said it breached the secure perimeter by accident, The New York Times reported.

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    The newspaper reported that the employee does not work for the White House and told the U.S. Secret Service that he was flying the unmanned “quadcopter” aircraft recreationally before he lost control.

    A U.S. official says the man made contact with the Secret Service after reports of the crash spread in the media. The man told the Secret Service that he was using the drone recreationally and didn’t mean to fly it over the White House.

    The official says the operator of the drone is a Washington resident and that he’s cooperating with investigators. Secret Service agents are now interviewing other people to corroborate the man’s story. The official says investigators don’t currently have any reason to doubt the man’s story.

    The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation publicly and spoke only on condition of anonymity.
    This handout photo provided by the US Secret Service shows the drone that crashed onto the White House grounds in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. A small drone flying low to the ground crashed onto the White House grounds before dawn Monday, triggering a major emergency response and raising fresh questions about security at the presidential mansion. A man later came forward to say he was responsible and didn't mean to fly it over the complex. The man contacted the Secret Service after reports of the crash spread in the media, a U.S. official said. The man told the agency that he had been flying the drone recreationally. The man is a Washington resident and is cooperating with investigators. (AP Photo/US Secret Service)


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