Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Florida, Fort Pierce area, United States of America on Sat 8th April 2023

8th April 2023

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An unexploded World War II aerial bomb was detonated off a beach in Fort Pierce yesterday, according to the St. Lucie County SheriffÕs Office. A construction crew dredging sand on the beach discovered the bomb and called emergency responders to the scene shortly before 11 a.m., Sheriff Ken Mascara said. Treasure Coast Newspapers (TCPalm) said that the Fort Pierce police and the St. Lucie County SheriffÕs Office bomb squad responded to the scene in the 600 block of South Ocean Drive. It took the bomb squad more than 2 hours to detonate the bomb. No injuries were reported. Another piece of unexploded WWII ordnance was found off the beach in April 2022.

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