A mortar shell found in a Winder yard Tuesday was destroyed early Wednesday morning by a bomb squad from Dobbins Air Force Base.
A resident digging in his yard on Creekwood Road late Tuesday afternoon uncovered the device, described as a tube with fins. Local authorities were called and the UGA Police Department Bomb Disposal Unit was called.
After determining the device was military related, a bomb squad from Dobbins AFB was called. The device was found to be safe to handle and was removed from the yard to the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office shooting range where it was detonated.
WWI mortar shell destroyed
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Fortitude
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05/25/11 at 08:39 AM
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wonder how this got there ? was this area a "testing" area, a few weeks ago in Statham a grenade was found so it just seems funny people digging in their yeards are finding military ordinance
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Lorin
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05/25/11 at 10:31 PM
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That is just really weird! I'm with Fortitude, how and why was it there?