Kids unknowingly pose with bomb on the beach
You'd think after fifty plus years, undiscovered land mines and bombs would be a thing of the past...ancient history. But this unfortunately isn't always the case.
A fun day at the beach turned shocking when this family found out they were posing for photos with a bomb ... yes, you heard that right, a bomb.
The Gravell family was enjoying a family picnic at the beach when they noticed this old, washed up thing that looked like a large buoy. After they explored a bit, the children posed for a photo.
A family beach outing turned terrifying when what was thought to be a washed-up buoy turned out to be an active bomb: http://abcn.ws/1Kw6Lh4
Posted by ABC News on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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Days later, the local parks department released a statement on their Facebook page notifying residents that the "buoy" was actually a United States military mine bomb.
After seeing the family's beach photo on Facebook, friends of the Gravell's let them know that little Erin and Ellis had actually been posing with a bomb...not a buoy.
Luckily, the bomb was disassembled in a controlled environment and no one was hurt. The takeaway lesson from this bizarre story? Steer clear of suspiciously large, warlike looking buoys, of course!
In other crazy bomb news, this rare German dive bomber was recently discovered:
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