Earlier this month on December 4th within the city of Cadiz Kentucky, the native Cadiz Kentucky Police Department needed to shut down a neighborhood street and name within the bomb squad. That day a neighborhood magnet fisherman managed to snag a dwell 40mm grenade out of the Little River off the South Road Bridge. Realizing what that they had pulled up they contacted the native police division. Who in flip known as in a bomb squad from Fort Campbell.
When Fort Campbell EOD arrived on scene they decided that the grenade was not secure sufficient for transport on account of doable water intrusion. So, the EOD group used a explosive cost to destroy the unstable 40mm grenade on scene. The Trigg County Sheriff’s Office posted this on their web page in response to the scenario:
As it’s possible you’ll already bear in mind, South Road, between US68 and Main Street, is presently closed. An object, believed to be a 40mm grenade, was situated by somebody magnet fishing on the bridge.
Fort Campbell EOD is on scene, helping within the elimination of the machine. They are working diligently to soundly take away the machine from the realm. It is feasible that the machine can be “destroyed in place” whether it is decided it may well’t be safely moved. The space EOD is working in is freed from companies and residences, so there is no such thing as a want for any closures or evacuations.
Officers are on scene and coordinating with EOD, and can make dispatch conscious of any adjustments within the scenario. We will present updates, if wanted.
We ask that each one residents stay away from the realm and discover alternate routes to navigate round downtown, till we offer discover that the roadway is reopened. Thank you!!
Surprisingly sufficient although this was not the one 40mm grenade to return out of the river this month. Because a pair weeks later one other magnet fisherman snagged one other 40mm grenade in the identical space of the Little River in Cadiz Kentucky as the primary grenade on the 4th. The street once more was shut down and the Fort Campbell Bomb was known as out as soon as once more to take care of the grenade. In this case they discovered the 40mm grenade was nonetheless secure sufficient to be transported again on base for destruction. Both of the grenades have been destroyed with no challenge.
South Road, between US68 and Main Street, is presently closed as one other grenade was pulled from the river by a person magnet fishing.
Fort Campbell EOD is on their method to the scene. They intend to destroy the grenade on scene, so you’ll as soon as once more hear an explosion, probably within the subsequent hour or so. The space EOD is working in is freed from companies and residences, so there is no such thing as a want for any closures or evacuations.
We ask that each one residents stay away from the realm and discover alternate routes to navigate round downtown, till we offer discover that the roadway is reopened. Thank you!!
