REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and first woman Jill Biden have been briefly evacuated from their trip dwelling on Saturday after a small non-public aircraft mistakenly entered the restricted airspace over Rehoboth Seashore, Delaware, the White Home mentioned.

The plane was instantly escorted out of the restricted airspace, U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi mentioned. The pilot, who was not recognized, could be interviewed, he mentioned.

“A preliminary investigation reveals the pilot was not on the right radio channel, was not following the NOTAMS (Discover to Airmen) that had been filed and was not following revealed flight steering,” he mentioned.

The incident, which occurred shortly earlier than 1 p.m. ET (1700 GMT), brought about confusion in downtown Rehoboth Seashore on a busy weekend, with the presidential motorcade racing by city earlier than returning to the Bidens’ residence.

A Secret Service official mentioned precautionary safety measures have been taken, however there was no important risk to the president.