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A mother seal and her pup play around on a rock outcropping near the shore along Beach Drive near the Oak Bay Marina. Don Denton/News staff
Flying drones caught snooping over Oak Bay residences Risk of injury greater than security threat, says local flight expert Laura Lavin News staff
The Oak Bay Police have received three complaints over the past week regarding small remote controlled, unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones, flying over and
around private residences in Oak Bay. “These commercially available drones, usually equipped with cameras or digital imaging equipment, have many valuable and effective uses, when used legitimately,” said Oak Bay community liaison officer Const. Rick Anthony. “However in each of these complaints, the purpose appears to have been merely meddlesome and intrusive.” Everyone has a reasonable expectation of privacy within the confines of their own homes and private spaces, said Anthony, but there has been an
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An unmanned helicopter, similar to the one in this photo, was seen over private residences this week.
Vancouver area. The number one issue with drones and other multi-rotor, or quad helicopters, is safety, said David Carlos of Victoria Aerial Photos and Survey, a professional UAV/drone aerial photography business. “There is the commercial world, then there is the amateur world where people do it for fun – there are rules people need to follow no matter what side they’re on.”
increasing incidence of disturbing drone use recently here and in the Greater
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