A group of boys out fishing found a live hand grenade.

On Sunday, 13 July, Aberaeron officers attended the scene at Abercych, where a live hand Grenade was found in the river by the group of boys.

A cordon was placed at the scene and the Explosive Ordnance department attended, identifying the device as a WW2 Mills Hand Grenade. It was live and in a dangerous condition, necessitated its detonation at scene by controlled explosion.

“The group of boys did the right thing by calling the emergency services when located,” a police spokesperson said.

“If you come across, or find anything suspicious - the advice is not to handle it and to contact the emergency services.”

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