--- title: "Video Shows Amazon Drone Dropping Package Into Pond" description: "Amazon's Prime Air Delivery service is notching a few misses these days, including a number of packages delivered straight to Davy Jones." date: "2026-05-06" modified: "2026-05-06" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins.md" url: "https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/amazon-prime-drones-water" categories: - "Drones" - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" --- # Video Shows Amazon Drone Dropping Package Into Pond ![A cardboard Amazon Prime package submerged underwater with visible air bubbles and a clear water surface above. The water has a gradient of blue shades.]() *Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images* Setting aside the graver concerns about [aerial surveillance]() and [safety]() for a moment, there's also the mundane reality that Amazon's delivery drones are still ironing out some serious kinks. While they no longer seem to be [crashing]() into easily avoidable obstacles as frequently as they once did, Amazon's MK30 drones are racking up some numbers in the claims department. One video, [shared on TikTok]() by the user sk1mplyz, shows the moment Amazon's drone plopped a customer's package on the bank of a pond, which immediately tumbled into the water before floating off like a cardboard boat. "Uhh — it just threw it in the f\*\*\*ing water!" the dumbfounded cameraman exclaims. https://www.tiktok.com/@sk1mplyz/video/7636224728725785886?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7597491167711036958 While Amazon customers can set a landing zone for drone-based deliveries, the craft frequently miss the mark. One video from summer of 2025 shows an Amazon drone dropping a box dangerously close to a customers' backyard pool. Within moments, the air kicked up by the MK30's six intense propellors pushes the box directly into the water. In an [interview with local media](), the property owner, Daniel Munez, said Amazon had pre-selected that specific location by default, so he just went along with it. "So we just let them choose it for us," Munez said. "I've actually had two people message me that had the same incident happen." While the vast majority of Prime Air deliveries presumably go off without a hitch at this point, the edge cases are hard to miss, given that these [hulking drones]() are about 5.5 feet in diameter and 80 pounds in weight. When *Futurism* reached out to Amazon, a spokesperson responded with a statement: "Prime Air's goal is to provide customers with fast, reliable delivery across a broad selection of products. The response from customers using Prime Air has been overwhelmingly positive. Incidents like this one are extremely rare and not representative of our drone delivery service as a whole. We're taking steps to prevent this from happening in the future. As always, Amazon's A-to-z Guarantee ensures customers can shop with confidence, knowing that we'll make it right by offering a refund or replacement in the rare instances when items do not arrive as expected. We continuously take learnings from incidents like this to improve the delivery experience for customers and the community." **More on Amazon delivery drones:** *[Amazon Drones Kamikaze Into Construction Equipment, Burst Into Flames]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() ## More - [Amazon Drones Kamikaze Into Construction Equipment, Burst Into Flames]() - [Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program Was So Annoying That Homeowners Begged It to Stop]() - [Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Crashing, and We Finally Know Why]() - [Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Shutting Down on Hot Summer Days]() - [Amazon Delivery Drone Drops Package Directly Into Customer’s Swimming Pool]() - [Video Shows Amazon Delivery Drone Dropping Package Directly Onto Concrete, Smashing Its Delicate Contents]() - [Amazon Gets Permission to Start Making Drone Deliveries]() - [Get Your First Look at Amazon’s New Delivery Drones]()