Man crashes drone into 40th floor of Empire State Building
Published in Weird News
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A camera drone filming the Empire State Building in New York crashed into the 40th floor of the skyscraper and fell to a 35th flood landing, police said.
Sean Nivin Riddle tweeted Thursday that his drone was "stuck on the Empire State Building" and he was speaking with security about the issue.
Police confirmed Riddle was flying his drone close to the skyscraper Thursday and crashed into the 40th floor, causing the drone to fall to a 35th floor landing.
Police and the FBI responded to the building and Riddle was arrested while speaking to security about recovering his drone.
Riddle was charged with reckless endangerment and avigation in and over New York City.
Investigators said there were no injuries and the crash is not believed to be intentional.
Police said they did not know whether the drone was recovered from the exterior of the building.
New York doesn't have any laws specifically outlawing use of drones in the city, but pilots can face reckless endangerment charges in cases where police determine they are posing a public risk.
Copyright 2016 by United Press International
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