Radiosonde 23077734 recovered by N7ZDX
Landed in a small saltwater lake a few weeks ago. Attempted a drone recovery once it blew to shore but couldn't grab a string due to being encrusted in salt. Returned a week or so later with a better grappler and was able to snag the string but the parachute was full of salt and too heavy for the drone. Ended up with a battery failure that caused a malfunction with the grappler release. Drone made an automated emergency landing in 2 inches of saltwater. Recovered the drone and balloon a few days later after hiking in from the back side of the lake and across saturated lake bed. Full story with pictures and video on Facebook Radiosonde North America
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