A ban on drones will be temporarily lifted at Coogee Beach to allow Surf Lifesaving NSW to scan for sharks following a terrifying attack that left a woman fighting for her life in hospital.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) bans drones from being flown at Coogee because the beach is in the flight path of commercial airlines, but granted a temporary exemption on Sunday in response to the attack.
Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty said the government would work to make the exemption permanent.
“We’re working with Surf Life Saving New South Wales to make sure that we can embrace this technology above our beaches,” she said.
Moriarty said the government was funding Surf Lifesaving NSW to train staff to pilot drones and for the purchase of two new drones.
More to come.
