A Florida man found a grenade while fishing and then took the explosive to Taco Bell
Posted: Jan 28, 2019 5:40 AM CST Updated: Jan 28, 2019 8:30 AM CST
A Florida man made an explosive discovery Saturday while magnet fishing.
(CNN) -- A Florida man made an explosive discovery Saturday while magnet fishing.
While using a magnet to search water for salvage items, the fisherman pulled up a World War II hand grenade, according to police in Ocala, Florida, about 80 miles northwest of Orlando.
The fisherman threw the grenade in his trunk and drove to a Taco Bell, where he called police. The Taco Bell was evacuated, police said, but was reopened later that day.
Ocala police later verified on their Facebook page the device was a WWII hand grenade and a bomb squad had removed the device without incident.
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