Drone crashes through window of 27th floor of New York apartment

There was a 66-year-old woman living there at that time and she was unhurt!

February 27, 2017 06:19 pm | Updated 06:25 pm IST - NEW YORK:

Police say a 66-year-old woman living in the apartment was at her computer when the drone crashed through the window and landed just a few feet away from her. She wasn’t injured. (For representation purpose only.)

Police say a 66-year-old woman living in the apartment was at her computer when the drone crashed through the window and landed just a few feet away from her. She wasn’t injured. (For representation purpose only.)

Police in New York City are looking for the owner of a drone that crashed through a window on a high-rise apartment building.

New York Police Department officials say the drone crash occurred on Saturday in a 27th floor apartment in the Waterside Plaza tower overlooking the East River in Manhattan’s Kips Bay section.

Police say a 66-year-old woman living in the apartment was at her computer when the drone crashed through the window and landed just a few feet away from her. She wasn’t injured.

Who is the owner?

Police have recovered the drone, but so far don’t know who owns it. Their investigation is continuing.

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