****, if I had known drone insurance was a thing I'd have bought it. Lol. Especially if it would cover this. Doubtful though cuz it was 100% user error caused by following the line of sight rule. If I had looked down at my screen it would have prevented it, but if I had crashed while looking at my screen I've heard DJI refresh doesn't cover that, and I feel insurance companies would use that against me aswell. Makes no sense in my opinion cuz due to keeping it in line of sight, I couldn't tell from the angle I was at that I wasn't clearing the side of the island, but as I said if I was looking at my screen I would have known.
As for the boat or canoe, it's on the coast and the waters are choppy. A kayak would be better but the kayak rental place near there actually forbids people from going that route cuz every year someone dies doing it. I'd have to come up at the backside of the island and like I said, the water is super choppy even at low tide so no boat owner is gonna risk that. Plus there's a very narrow land bridge to cross to get the part of the island with my drone if I enter from the back/north side of the island. I wish I could ask state parks or the local fire department but I have a feeling they'd say no and then give me a fine for littering. My only hope is having a friend climb it, I would but I'm not in great shape, or using a drone. I've found the Spark can lift two of it's own batteries, not very long but it can, so I think it can lift my Mavic Mini for a minute while I lift it up and start my descent down to the beach nearby. Only problem is the beach is washed out at high tide and the next afternoon low tide is gonna be windy day. Times like this I wish there was a coastal drone retrieval service. Lol.