Bomb team deployed to seaside village after suspected explosive found on beach
A bomb team has been deployed to a seaside village after a suspected explosive was found on a beach.
Wells Coastguard Rescue team was called to Holme-Next-The-Sea on Saturday at 2:43pm after the device was found on the shore.
Safety cordons were put up around the beach while additional crews were brought in to deal with the device.
Hunstanton Coastguard Rescue Team, as well as Sheringham Coastguard, were deployed alongside Wells to assess the object.
The item was assessed and then confirmed to be a non-explosive solid shot.
It posed no immediate danger to the public, and an Explosive Ordinance Disposal [EOD] team from Colchester was deployed later in the evening on Saturday.
The EOD secured the item and made the situation safe; all three teams were then stood down.
A spokesman for Wells Coastguard said: “This was a great example of teamwork between Wells, Hunstanton, and Sheringham Coastguard Rescue Teams, alongside Humber Coastguard and EOD, helping to ensure public safety along our coastline.”
The news comes just weeks after another bomb was found on a beach in Aberdeen.
A Royal Navy bomb squad was called to the Esplanade at Aberdeen Beach after the force was made aware of an unexploded ordnance in mid-June.
Police Scotland said in a statement at the time: "Around 9.25am on Tuesday, June 16, we were called to a report of a suspected unexploded ordnance on Aberdeen Beach, Esplanade, Aberdeen.
"Officers are at the scene and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team have been made aware. A cordon is in place and the public is advised to avoid the area."
The discovery of wartime ordnance is more common than one might assume, as seen earlier this month when nearly 100 homes were evacuated after construction workers unearthed an unexploded World War Two bomb in Coventry.
West Midlands Police issued the order for residents to vacate 96 properties after the device was unearthed at a building site on June 3.
A large 100-metre exclusion zone was established, with the area not declared safe until the following day.
Elsewhere in Plymouth, more than 1,200 homes were evacuated after a World War Two bomb was destroyed in a controlled explosion back in April.
The device was discovered at a building site, forcing the police to cord off an area of Southway spanning 400 metres.
The council arranged hotel accommodation for those evacuated, and the Youth and Community Centre was also used as an evacuation centre.
Three schools in the area were forced to close for a week, including Oakwood Primary School, Little Acorns Pre-School and Beechwood Primary School.