Three fishermen who went out to sea on Wednesday recovered a drone in waters off Sta. Ana town in Cagayan, local police from the province said on Friday.
According to a report from the Sta. Ana police station, the fishermen identified as Jackson Orteza, Joland Rabor and Ryan Genelba recovered the drone around 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Orteza described the as orange in color, with the label Aerial Target Drone BQM-74F.
He added that it was more or less 3.5 meters in length wand had star markings on both sides and on its wings.
The drone is currently under the custody of the Sta. Ana police station in Cagayan for further investigation.
Last January 4, the local police of Quezon province also recovered a drone owned and operated by the US Navy.
There was also a similar drone recovered off the coast of Masbate province by San Jacinto town police back in 2013.
The US Embassy said previously that the drone was unarmed and not sued for surveillance purposes.
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