INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — An Air Force Bomb Squad removed two land mines Thursday that were found washed ashore on a Florida beach.
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said some people had to be evacuated after residents found one ordnance near a sea wall and called authorities, WFTV reported.
The Air Force Bomb Squad took both incendiaries to Patrick Air Force Base, where they will be destroyed.
A secondary device cap was brought to the roadway by one of the residents, officials said. It is unclear where that device was initially found.