This summer I had a user error collision with a tree with my DJI Mini 2. After looking it over and doing a test flight the drone seemed to fully perform. The next day, I lost connection and had a fly away into a mountain lake. I wanted to share that the Mini 2 does have enough metal to be recovered with magnet fishing. The drone actually started and the camera works, I was also able to recover all of my fooatge. For the full story please check out:
Full Drone Recovery Video HERE -
https://youtu.be/HU8mTMNndDg

Good thing you got it back!

Montfrooij Posted at 12-18 13:37
Good thing you got it back!

For sure. I thought I was going to need to rent scuba gear! Thankfully the magnet worked.

MikeCranePhoto Posted at 12-18 13:56
For sure. I thought I was going to need to rent scuba gear! Thankfully the magnet worked.

Exactly!

Well I wasn't so lucky. I lost my drone a couple of days after losing connection and still haven't fount it yet.

Good Job on the recovery.   

Cool video and nice footage.    I fish a lot but never with a magnet and never for a drone.  That was a first for me to see.  

djiuser_6PauVu8ijWvx Posted at 12-18 17:38
Well I wasn't so lucky. I lost my drone a couple of days after losing connection and still haven't fount it yet.

Sorry to hear. Felt fortunate my partner saw the general area it crashed and had clear water. Was yours a water crash too?

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-19 12:18
Cool video and nice footage.    I fish a lot but never with a magnet and never for a drone.  That was a first for me to see.

Thanks for checking it out. Was originally going to rent scuba gear but this was a much easier solution. Magnet fishing is a whole world of treasure hunters. Glad there was enough metal on the drone.

Thanks for sharing.

Dong ZeYuan Posted at 12-21 17:59
Thanks for sharing.

Dong, Appreciate you checking it out and for the comment. It was quite the mission and was happy to recover all of my footage.

MikeCranePhoto Posted at 12-21 14:42
Thanks for checking it out. Was originally going to rent scuba gear but this was a much easier solution. Magnet fishing is a whole world of treasure hunters. Glad there was enough metal on the drone.

Glad you were able to get the drone back.  I dive quite a bit and you'd be amazed at what you can find under the water.  

Good to get it back

It's so rare to recover a drone. Good job of tracking it. Glad that the SSD kept the info. TBH, I've watched some video a long time about the most reliable media and they tested all kinds of consumer media. It turned out that the SSD cards are the most reliable ones! You can drive over them, no problem. In most cases