Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Mar 21, 2019
- 1 min read

Company probed after posting illegal drone video shot in Yellowstone NP, claiming it was in Iceland

A California-based drone manufacturer is being investigated for promoting its “true follow-me” technology with footage of a Rollerblader kicking it along a West Thumb Geyser Basin boardwalk.

Flying drones is illegal in Yellowstone and all other national parks, as is in-line skating on boardwalks. The drone company involved, named Skydio, geo-tagged the Wyoming video as shot in Iceland.

https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/article_8c236a40-696c-58de-b4a0-91541f10b0f0.html

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