PINE KNOLL SHORES, N.C. — Police in a North Carolina beach town are warning people to be careful after a resident picked up military ordnance from the beach. The Pine Knoll Shores Police Department issued a statement Friday about the unusual event on the island beach along the North Carolina coast.
Police say a resident found a strange object on the beach then took it home and put it in a flower garden.
The resident became concerned when the object began smoking. It was taken to a fire station and determined to be a phosphorous military ordnance device.
A U.S. Marine Corps unit came and safely disposed of the object. No one was injured.
The police department posted a warning to people about taking home unknown objects from the beach. Lesson of the day? Be careful what you pick up and take home from the beach. A resident found a strange object on the beach and took it home and put it in their flower garden. The strange object then started smoking and caused the resident considerable concern.
There have been several ordnances found along the NC coast in the past few years.
