Officers from the Red Wing Police Department and the Prairie Island Tribal Police Department responded to the area and say they observed two drones flying around the Nuclear Plant

Red Wing police say there were two drones flying over Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Wednesday evening. Police were not able to find who was flying the drones, and the incident is currently not under active investigation. Authorities say there is no active threat to the public.

Drones are prohibited from flying over nuclear power plants and other “sensitive facilities,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Prairie Island is one of two nuclear power plants in Minnesota. It’s located along the Mississippi River near the Wisconsin border.

Goodhue County Sheriff's Office said they are looking into reports of drones flying near the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant near Welch.

The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant of four to five drones flying around the area of the plant.

Officers from the Prairie Island Tribal Police Department and the Red Wing Police Department reported seeing two drones flying around the nuclear plant and Lock and Dam #3. The officers monitored the drones until they left the area and could not find the drone pilot or pilots.

The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office and Red Wing Police Department responded to reports of drones flying near the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant.