Sunk DJI Phantom Found In The Ocean After One Year
We have heard about the news of a Phantom 2 and GoPro found after spending a year at the bottom of the Ocean in California. At that point in time, the diver, John La Grange of Solana Beach who found the quad and retrieved the footage from the near intact GoPro was still analyzing the video to locate the rightful owner.
The recovered DJI Phantom 2
Now FOX 5 News of San Diego reports that the quad was returned to its owner on Friday. Having spent such a long time submersed, the Phantom did not survive, but the GoPro still had the footage on it and appears to be in good working condition. That is how the diver – who was out to catch dinner for the day – has been able to trace it back to a local resident called Matt Smith and left a note on his door asking if he owned a quad. La Grange apparently recognized the home from some of the footage recovered from the GoPro. On that same day, Smith said another friend e-mailed him the story Fox 5 covered of the “under the sea” discovery.
Smith tried offering La Grange a reward, but he refused to accept it. Smith said he believes the drone went down on November 2, 2013 because of a battery malfunction. He said he was horrified to see the drone sink into the Pacific and thought he would never see it again.
FOX 5 News of San Diego reports that the quad was returned to its owner on Friday. Having spent such a long time submersed, the Phantom did not survive, but the GoPro still had the footage on it and appears to be in good working condition.
Kennedy Martinez
kennedy@dronethusiast.comKennedy Martinez is a resident writer who joined Dronethusiast at the beginning of 2019. She has years of experience reviewing drones and other tech products. When it comes to flying drones, Kennedy loves the ability to create artistic videos from a unique point of view. Kennedy enjoys researching new drones and other exciting products that are available to consumers which is why she is committed to creating the best buyer's guides for our readers.
That’s pretty much why my first quadcopter is a fully waterproof device and it floats too. I bought my quadcopter from aquacopters at aquacopters.com
nice story. I dropped my sony camera in a housing inbetween two wrecks about 4 miles off the coast of Jupiter Florida a few years ago in 90ft of water. a couple days later it was returned to me via another dive boat that found it. helps to have your name on your equipment!