Hey Beags,
Although the press piece was fairly dramatic, it's just possible that Lake Ontario was a lost link ditching location. Such locations can be a feature of UAV flight plans. The fact is that we just don't know, although I'm sure the press wouldn't have embroidered things for dramatic effect.
Your approach would suggest that all jets should have been banned after the Comets started dropping out of the sky - difference was that lots of folks died then, whereas I don't think UAV accidents have killed too many just yet. Is there's a whiff of Luddism about?
And you spent an entire career flying aircraft that we now know weren't airworthy and probably shouldn't have been flown over habitation.
Pip pip
Vernon
ps I trust you're well, havn't seen you for some time now.