Watch how an Amazon drone delivery in Texas ended up in a pool

Fernando Cervantes Jr. USA TODAY.

Key points

• An Amazon package delivered via drone in Texas just missed the mark and concluded up in a customer's pool.
• The drone delivery mishap comes as Amazon intends to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service.
• Amazon remarked eligible shoppers can order millions of products, including groceries, electronics, medications and household essentials, with deliveries arriving in as fast as 30 minutes.
• In her first Amazon drone delivery, Lindsey Austen projected to see an eye-catching sight when she received an alert that her Amazon order would be delivered by drone.
• But things went sideways when the drone hovered above Austen's pool and dropped the package into the water.

In practice, a woman captured the moment an drone dropped her Amazon delivery straight into her swimming pool.

For context, an Amazon package delivered via drone in Texas just missed the mark and concluded up in a customer's pool.

In her first Amazon drone delivery, Lindsey Austen projected to see an eye-catching sight when she received an alert that her Amazon order would be delivered by drone. She informed Storyful that when she heard a loud buzzing noise outside, she ran out to record the delivery.

"When it went into the pool, I was shocked, " Austen remarked. "I don't think I'll be wanting any more drone deliveries."

Amazon did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment on Aug. 20. Amazon expands drone deliveries.

In practice, the drone delivery mishap comes as Amazon intends to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service. Amazon remarked it expects to reach almost 500 U.S. Cities and towns by the end of 2026.

Prime Air at present operates 11 delivery sites serving metro areas including Phoenix; Tampa, Florida; Kansas City, Kansas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Detroit; Omaha, Nebraska; Houston; Dallas; San Antonio; and Waco, Texas.

Amazon remarked the service will shortly launch in the Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta, Boise, Idaho, and Syracuse, New York, metro areas, with extra communities anticipated afterwards this year as the business works toward its nationwide expansion goal. Contributing: Anthony Thompson, USA TODAY.

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