'Magnet fishers' unearth second wartime explosive in six weeks

The item has now been taken away

The cordon in force earlier this evening
Author: Andrew KayPublished 12th Feb 2023

An unexploded wartime ordinance has now been removed from Exeter Quay.

Two 'magnet fishers' unearthed the device around lunchtime - after they'd previously found a hand grenade on New Year's Eve.

The pair use magnets to find items in the water under the name 'Devon Water Raiders'

A police cordon and bomb squad team were called to the scene, with the cordon lifted after 9pm.

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