<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Courtesy of KHQ at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.khq.com/story/26630294/big-fine-for-crashing-drone-in-yellowstone-spring">http://www.khq.com/story/26630294/big-fine-for-crashing-drone-in-yellowstone-spring</a></div><div> </div><div>-------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><h3 class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; clear: both;"><font size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Big fine for crashing drone in Yellowstone spring</span></font></h3><em class="wnDate" style="display: block; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 8px; clear: both;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Posted: Sep 25, 2014 2:12 PM </span></em></div><div><p style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A judge has ordered a Dutch man to pay more than $3,000 for crashing a drone into the biggest hot spring in Yellowstone National Park.</span></p><p style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The drone flown by Theodorus Van Vliet of the Netherlands crashed into the Grand Prismatic spring in August. Park officials have yet to be able to recover the drone from the spring.</span></p><p style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Van Vliet pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to illegally operating an unmanned aircraft system in Yellowstone. A judge ordered him to pay $3,245 in fines and restitution.</span></p><p style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Last week, a 37-year-old German man pleaded guilty for flying a drone that crashed into Yellowstone Lake. He was ordered to pay $1,600 in fines and restitution.</span></p><p style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Park officials say a third drone case involving an Oregon man is still pending.</span></p></div><div>-------------------------------------<br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares"</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></body></html>