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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
‘Live’ hand grenade found in woods
From The Local Rag
BOMB disposal experts had to be called in after a live hand grenade was discovered near woods in Cockermouth.
The device was found under a fallen tree near Horse Shoe Woods, Slatefell, on Monday afternoon by a walker.
It was the size of a tennis ball, blue in colour, with an orange clip. The pin had been removed but the device had not exploded. It is not known how the army training grenade came to be at the site but police believe it may have been there for some time.
The walker contacted police, who called in army bomb disposal experts to remove it.
Police say it is lucky nobody was hurt and are appealing for information about the origin of the device and how it came to be at the woods.
They have also advised anyone who finds a similar device not to touch it, move away from the area and contact the police immediately.
How exciting. However…
“army training grenade “ suggests to me that this was nothing more than a pyrotechnic device, either designed to make a loud bang (blank shotgun cartridge type device) or emit a load of smoke. I’m hardly an expert on training grenades mind.
Last time I was in those woods there were a fair few airsoft pellets around, I’m thinking this was probably one of those lads.