Transport drone crashed

A video sequence of the Zurich city police shows the recovery of the drone.

On Friday, January 25, 2019, shortly after ten o'clock, an employee of the drone operating company reported that one of their drones had crashed in the lower lake basin in Zurich. The aircraft had fallen into the water about 200 meters from the shore in the area of the Mythenquai bath and presumably sank, as the Zurich city police (Stapo) writes.

According to the statement, further investigations revealed that the drone, weighing almost ten kilograms, had been on its way from Hirslanden Hospital in the park to the central laboratory on Forchstrasse with an irrelevant blood sample during the test phase. According to statements not yet confirmed, the Stapo said, the drone was equipped with a parachute in case of a crash.

As a result of the incident, Swiss Post has suspended flights with transport drones for the time being. According to Swiss Post, this is the first drone crash since the yellow giant began using them.

Drone found on Sunday

January 28, 2019: Divers from the Zurich Water Police were able to locate the drone in the suspected search area on Sunday, January 27, 2019, the Stapo writes today. Before the recovery could take place, specialists from the Forensic Institute and the operating company had to be called in to ensure that the drone and the flight data could be properly secured. According to police, the recovery took place on Monday morning, January 28, 2019. Two divers from the water police were able to recover and lift the drone at a depth of around 20 meters using a suitable device. Already on Sunday, the divers had noticed that next to the drone was an opened parachute connected to the drone, it further said. Specialists of the Forensic Institute and the operating company would now clarify the causes of the crash. (rs) 

cf. article "Safe integration of drones without new infrastructure."