British Columbia: Washed-up explosive device destroyed by VicPD bomb squad

Oak Bay Police thanked a beach comber this weekend for calling in an explosive device found washed up on the beach.

The Victoria Police Explosives Disposal Unit came to the beach with a remote controlled bomb disposal unit to remove the device and later destroyed it at a safe location, Oak Bay Police reported.

Police said the device, an orange Nxburst cartridge, appeared to have been in the ocean for some time, and likely had been used in construction. The orange cap left no clues as to where it came from.

Thanks to the resident that called in the explosive device he found washed up on the beach this afternoon. OBPD with assistance from Vic PD Explosives Disposal Unit safely removed and destroyed the industrial explosive. pic.twitter.com/RlaEalDB4w

— Oak Bay Police (@OakBayPolice) April 11, 2021