Washington – A three-year-old boy’s discovery of a live hand grenade in his family’s front yard prompted a bomb squad response Wednesday evening, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
The child brought the device into his home in Hartline, Washington, where his parents immediately called 911 around 6:45 p.m. Deputies confirmed the object appeared to be a grenade and requested assistance from the Washington State Patrol bomb squad.
Bomb technicians determined the grenade was live and carefully transported it to a rural area north of Hartline for safe disposal.
Authorities said the device was a World War II-era grenade that had been exposed to the elements for many years. It is not clear how the explosive ended up in the family’s yard or how long it had been buried there.
The sheriff’s office emphasized that residents should never handle suspicious or potentially explosive objects and should contact law enforcement immediately. A photo released by officials showed the heavily rusted grenade.
No injuries were reported.
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