Divers hunting for owner of mystery drone found at bottom of sea

By John Davidson and Amy Reast via SWNS

Divers have found a drone at the bottom of the sea and recovered videos - which they're now trying to reunite with the owners.

David Steele, 75, and his diving group spotted a drone on the seabed off Duncansby Head, northern Scotland, and brought it up.

While the drone had been damaged by the water, footage was retrieved from the memory card which incredibly still worked.

It showed the owners to be a young couple who were out with their dog - and David and fellow diver Greg Benson, 30, are hoping to reunite them with their photos and drone, which they found on August 18.

David, chairman of Caithness Diving Club, said: “The club is used to seeing shipwrecks at various sites around the coast.

"But they found a more unusual ‘wreck’ in the geo in the form of a downed - and drowned - drone lying on the bottom.

"This was brought to the surface initially as litter removal, but Greg decided to see if anything could be recovered from the unit’s memory card.

“Somewhat surprisingly, the card was still functioning in spite of its immersion in the sea and two videos plus some still pictures were recovered.”

One of the videos shows the drone descending – under control – from the cliff top into the geo, admiring the scenery and birdlife.

However, its final plunge into the sea is not recorded.

In the video, it is possible to read the registration number on the couple’s camper van – GD 936CH – on what looked like an Italian number plate.

The club hopes that by sharing the story, the owners of the downed device might be found.

Retired David, from Falkirk, Stirlingshire, added: “The drone itself is obviously a write-off, but it would be nice to get the memory card back to the owners at least.

“It is possible that someone reading this – perhaps a campsite owner or receptionist – might have spoken to the couple and got the story of the lost drone and also have contact details from their check-in at the site.”

Greg added: "To be able to return the footage is great - you see stories of things like this happening on social media, of people returning lost items.

"But you never think you'll be on that side of it."

Anyone with knowledge of who the drone belonged to should contact caithnessdivingclub@gmail.com .

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