PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla. — A significant discovery was recently made on Florida’s coast.
A scuba diver discovered a World War II explosive device during a dive near Port Saint Lucie.
The find prompted authorities to dispatch a bomb squad for a controlled detonation.
The diver, Tom Gramlich, found an old metal object underwater and suspected it might be a military bomb.
He quickly contacted local authorities, who arrived with a bomb squad to handle the situation safely.
Gramlich described the event, stating, “A short time later, they detonated it. And you saw a big explosion on the beach that sent sand and debris sky high.”
The U.S. military utilized this area of Florida as a training site during World War II, which explains the presence of old munitions.
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