Fighter jets from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted a civilian aircraft that entered restricted airspace over Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
During the incident at around 1:15 p.m. local time, NORAD aircraft deployed flares before safely escorting the plane out of the area.
“Today, NORAD F-16 aircraft responded to a civilian aircraft that entered restricted airspace under a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over Palm Beach, Florida,” NORAD wrote on X. “The situation was resolved safely.”
Palm Beach is the location of President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago home. The president was there for part of the weekend, and was at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach at the time of the incident.
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