Digger hits unexploded ordnance which detonates on site

A mechanical digger operating at a beach between Dziwnów and Dziwnówek, North-West Poland, has hit some unexploded ordnance. It exploded lifting the digger in the air.

The digger secured at the beach (by Kam)

Luckily, no one was hurt in the incident. A sapper patrol was called to the site. The area was secured and surveyed for any further remaining explosive objects. The experts believe that the digger might have hit a grenade or a mortar shell. It was probably a remnant of the front that was set near Dziwnów in 1945, in the end phase of World War 2.

(after Kam & iKamien.pl)

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