RED WING, Minn. – A southeastern Minnesota law enforcement agency is reporting an encounter with mysterious drones.
A news release from the Red Wing Police Department indicates Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received a report Wednesday evening from the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant. The report indicated four to five drones had been seen flying around the area of the Xcel Energy facility.
Red Wing Police and officers from the Prairie Island Tribal Police Department responded to the report and observed two drones flying around the power plant and the nearby Lock and Dam 3 on the Mississippi River. The officers monitored the drones until they were no longer seen in the area.
There is no active threat to the public and the incident is not currently under active investigation by the Red Wing Police Department.
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