Drone 'hacked' to take out triathlete
A competitor in an Australian triathlon apparently failed to complete an event over the weekend after being felled by an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Everything Geraldton reports that Raija Ogden was approaching the finish line of the Endure Batavia Triathlon when a “ … remote-controlled copter struck her head and she fell to the ground.” Raija later received three stitches.
The owner of the drone, a local outfit named “New Era Photography and Film”, told the site “ it looks as though someone has hacked into our system.” Another local outlet, The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, reports that the drone's owners have concluded that parties unknown “channel-hopped” to take control of the drone.
