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Utah man injured after drone flies into his face downtown

A man is recovering from swelling and a cut after he was hit in the face by a drone in downtown Salt Lake City, authorities said.

Salt Lake City police have located the licensed drone operator who was attempting to land his drone on the sidewalk Monday near a popular Christmas light display in Temple Square, KUTV-TV reported Tuesday.

The drone flew into a man's face during its descent, causing injuries that required medical attention, Detective Greg Wilking said.

"There was no indication that there was any intent to hurt this person, so we would consider that more of an accident," Wilking said.