After a jet entered airspace near his beach house, Biden was evacuated.
The White House stated that Biden and his family were not in danger and that precautionary measures had been taken.
The president and first lady were briefly evacuated after a tiny private plane entered restricted airspace near President Joe Biden's Delaware vacation home on Saturday, according to the White House and the Secret Service.
The White House stated that Biden and his family were not in danger and that precautionary measures had been taken. Biden and his wife, Jill, returned to their Rehoboth Beach home after the situation was appraised.
The Secret Service said in a statement that the plane was immediately escorted from the restricted airspace after “mistakenly entering a secured area.” The agency said it would interview the pilot who, according to a preliminary investigation, was not on the proper radio channel and was not following published flight guidance.
As is standard practice for presidential trips outside Washington, the Federal Aviation Administration published flight restrictions earlier this week before Biden’s beach town visit. The restrictions include a 10-mile radius no-fly zone contained with a 30-mile restricted zone.
A CBS News reporter said on Twitter that he saw Biden motorcading to a Rehoboth Beach fire station. The group of reporters that travels with the president was not part of the motorcade.
Federal regulations require pilots to check for flight restrictions along their route before taking off. Still, accidental airspace breaches, particularly around temporary restricted zones, are common.
U.S. military jets and Coast Guard helicopters are often used to intercept any planes that violate the flight restrictions around the president. Intercepted planes are diverted to a nearby airfield where aircrews are interviewed by law enforcement and face potential criminal or civil penalties.
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