NEWPORT, Ore. — Officials are warning beachgoers in Oregon to be cautious after a number of explosives washed ashore.
The Newport Police Department issued an alert after multiple reports of explosives washing up on beaches on Oct. 4. Police said the explosives all appeared in the Newport area, washing up between Yaquina Bay State Park and Agate Beach.
A photo included with the alert shows a white container with a sticker that says, “Warning: Explosive.” The label indicates it is a simulator hand grenade M116A1 and has firing instructions written on it.
The Oregon State Police Bomb Squad responded and seized each of the three devices that washed ashore, CNN reported.
HFI Pyrotechnics, which manufactures the devices, describes them as “designed for training exercises to acclimatize troops to the sights and sounds of battle in a non-lethal format. This device, once the pull-wire is activated, after 6-12 seconds produces a loud report or simulated explosion of a grenade,” KATU reported.
At this point, it’s unclear where the devices were from or how they wound up in the water and on the shore, USA Today reported.
Police urged anyone who sees a device not to touch or attempt to move it, and to report it to the local police immediately.
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