Mysterious drones flying over New Jersey prevented a helicopter from taking a patient to the hospital, a college says

The mysterious New Jersey drones being investigated by the FBI recently prevented a rescue helicopter from transporting a seriously injured patient to the hospital, it was revealed on Thursday.

The medical helicopter flew to an accident scene in Branchburg Township, Somerset County, on Tuesday last week – but was unable to pick up the accident victim because drones were hovering in the landing zone, officials told NJ.com.

Two Raritan Valley Community College security officers closed roads to secure the crash site and prepare for the helicopter to land, Brian Serge, public college security officer, told the outlet.

But the application was canceled by the local fire chief shortly before 7 p.m. due to the dangerous presence of drones, he said.

“We never found out what the actual drones were,” Serge said. “It’s kind of a mystery. We asked around, but no one knew anything.”

There are a number of other drone sightings in the last two weeks in central New Jersey – not far from President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster Golf Course.

The drones have recently been spotted hovering in groups near the Raritan River for hours each night. A Parsippany woman claimed she saw up to five of the mysterious planes whizzing overhead Sunday evening.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued two temporary flight restrictions over Morris and Somerset County after multiple reports of unusual flight activity in the airspace over Trump National Golf Club Bedminster and the U.S. Army hub Picatinny Arsenal in nearby Dover, New Jersey.

The FAA said it received reports as early as Nov. 18. The FBI requested the restrictions “out of an abundance of caution,” an agency spokesman said.

The restrictions will remain in effect until December 26th.

The FBI has also asked witnesses to send high-resolution photos they took of the “questionable flights” to their office for further review.

According to NJ.com, it was unclear whether the Branchburg patient was taken to the hospital by ambulance or by a helicopter that landed elsewhere.