01/05/2023 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Hawaii (HI), Oahu, Honolulu (Honolulu County)
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The military announced it will temporarily close a popular campground this summer after a World War II-era bomb was discovered at a campsite at Bellows Air Force Station. HNN Investigates confirmed it’s the first of two closures planned for the Menehune Campground. In the meantime, visitors are being warned any kind of digging could be deadly. Signs have been posted. “They say no ground disturbing activities,” said Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Chelsea Wallis. That means no staked tents and no beach umbrellas. Officials are even cautioning against building sand castles. That’s because there’s concern someone could accidently detonate an explosive that’s hidden underground. Despite previous cleanups in the area, officials say there are likely more bombs that still haven’t been found. While Menehune Campground isn’t open to the general public, it’s a popular vacation spot for service members and their families. “Bellows Air Force Station is very busy. They’re always completely booked up,” said Wallis. Officials confirm the warning signs started going up last summer, after the state Department of Health asked the military to conduct an investigation to see what hazards might still exist beneath the recreation area. The site was built on top of a World War II-era bombing range. “This is where they flew airplanes over and dropped practice bombs,” said state Department of Health Environmental Specialist Sven Lindstrom. “Some of them are very large.”
Photo-Source: hawaiinewsnow.com
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