Juvenile Pilot Has Been Identified, Aircraft Confiscated

A person identified only as a "juvenile" has been determined to be the operator of a drone which was flown over Fenway Park during a Boston Red Sox game against the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday night.

The Robot Report reports that the DJI Phantom drone was spotted several times over the park during the game. The aircraft was first noticed at about 9:30 p.m. and last seen at about 10:20.

The drone has been seized by Boston police. It is not known if charges will be filed against the operator. The FAA is looking into the incident. "The FAA is investigating a report that a #drone flew over @fenwaypark during the baseball game last night," the agency said in a Tweet. "Flying drones in/around stadiums is prohibited starting 1hr before & ending 1hr after the scheduled game & prohibited within a radius of 3 nm of the stadium."

“Whoever flew this drone over the stadium apparently overrode our geofencing system and deliberately violated the FAA temporary flight restriction in place over the game," DJI said in a statement. "DJI’s AeroScope system can remotely identify and monitor airborne DJI drones in areas where it has been installed, and this incident shows why the federal government must mandate a remote identification system for airborne drones as soon as possible.”

It is not known whether the youthful operator will face any charges in the incident.

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FMI: Source report