Story out of Edmonton, Alberta:
One night in July, Const. Brian Griffith was responding to a call in Air-1, the Edmonton police helicopter, when he saw something flying near him.
At first he thought it was a bird, but on closer inspection he realized it was a high-flying drone, white with red lights and a rotor at each of its four corners.
"We were flying at about 180 kilometres an hour, 1,500 feet off the ground," Griffith said Friday.
"We had a very close encounter. By close I mean it was it was within 30 or 40 feet to the helicopter, which could be significant, possibly catastrophic, if we had collided with the drone."
Transport Canada says drones are not to be flown near moving vehicles, highways, bridges and busy streets, or anywhere the devices could interfere with first responders.
Griffith said the drone was flying so high, there's a good chance the operator wasn't able to see it, a legal requirement. Cont.
Story from - CBC News
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