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MONDAY, APR 15, 2002

U.S. Navy Drone Washes Up in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico â€“â€“ An inert 13-foot U.S. Navy missile washed up on a northern beach of Puerto Rico on Sunday, not far from where children swam and played.

Most likely the drone was used in military maneuvers in the area "and got lost in the ocean," Navy spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr Katherine Goode said. "It happens sometimes."

A local man found the inert cruise missile, painted orange and gray and marked "target," in shallow water at Jarealito beach, near the town of Arecibo, on Sunday morning, police spokesman Rodrigo Perez said.

The man alerted police, and two other men dragged the missile onto the sand, police said. Children played and people swam near the drone until the Navy arrived at about 2 p.m. and cleared a 50-foot perimeter around it. ...

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