I’ve been trying to help a friend find something that was lost lately.
This particular lost thing is a Mavic Mini 2. He didn’t simply misplace it, it isn’t a case of absent mindedness, nothing like that. No, the drone was in fact attacked by a goose.

Normally if your DJI drone was brutally knocked out of the air by a goose this wouldn’t be a big deal, at least if you’re smart and got the care plan from DJI. The catch is, you’ve got to be able to return the drone. That’s where it got tricky.

The moment at which this drone was attacked, it was surveying a local beaver lodge. That’s not a euphamism, as you’ll see in the videos attached. I’m talking about a legit beaver lodge.

Now, if you’ve watched the video I think you’ll agree the goose attack isn’t particularly surprising. That does appear to be a canada goose nesting on top of the beaver lodge.

Unfortunately, you’ll also notice we’re not seeing any clearly identifiable grey X in the water. On the upside, despite catching some definite attention from the geese they did not decide to take flight and pummel my drone, the slightly older DJI Mini, into the same water leaving it to the same watery fate.

The plan was to return the next day for hopefully clearer waters. Part of that plan was fulfilled, but for now this saga continues…