FBI searching for operator of privately owned drone that punched hole in Canadian firefighting plane

Officials with FBI Los Angeles are searching for the operator of a privately owned drone that collided with a Canadian plane assisting with California wildfire suppression.

Akil Davis, FBI assistant director in charge of the Los Angeles Field Office, confirmed a Canadian Air "Super Scooper" aircraft that was helping to extinguish California wildfires on Thursday was damaged after colliding with a privately owned drone over the Palisades Fire.

The crash left a 3-inch-by-6-inch hole in the plane's wing, according to Davis.