22/04/2022 Regno Unito, Galles, Galles del nord, Conwy
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”
A homeowner had a shock when unearthing an unexploded WWII-era bomb in his garden on Easter Sunday. The device was destroyed this morning in a controlled explosion at a “secure location” in the Conwy Valley. Dave Dew, 54, refused to believe that what he dug up were the remains of military ordnance. As he lives in a cottage that once served as Trefriw’s smithy, he has a haul of metal finds that are displayed in the room he and wife Sara hire out to Airbnb guests. He said: “I’ve come across an old tractor engine as well as numerous items discarded by the blacksmith who used to work here. But my wife was worried it could be something more dangerous and she didn’t want it left in the garden just 25ft from the front door.” Dave, an assistant manager at Howdens Joinery, came across the device on Easter Sunday. He was digging a trench to lay concrete for a summerhouse when his spade scraped something metallic between old tree stumps. Thinking it was just another smithy relic, he excavated the object and saw it bore the words, “dropping in transit”. Still dismissing it as a bomb, he turned to Facebook for answers. Users encouraged him to alert the police. He did, and was asked to send photos of the object, which were passed to the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODU), better known as the bomb squad. It dispatched two soldiers from Chester. “After looking at it, they asked me if I wanted the good news or the bad news first,” said Dave. “The good news was that it hadn’t gone off, the bad was that it was still live. But was not thought to be life-threatening, which is why no evacuation was ordered.” The device was yesterday moved to a field by the village rugby club. A police officer stood guard over the bomb overnight until the bomb squad returned. A controlled explosion was carried out this morning. Shortly afterwards, two escaped calves were reported to be on the loose nearby.
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
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