The rangers spotted the threat at the last second. One of them grabbed a boat hook and slammed it down onto the machine, shoving it away from the hull.
The mechanical monster turned and dove back into the depths. Someone was controlling it. And that someone was nearby.
An hour later, bomb squads and divers arrived. The area was locked down.
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By evening, the explosives were neutralized. Officer Bradshaw walked over to Ethan and shook his hand. “You might have saved thousands of lives today, son,” he said.
Ethan looked down at his drone. It had cost him months of savings and arguments with his wife. But now he knew: every penny was worth it.
He drove home knowing he would never look at a dam as just a pretty view again.
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