Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable James Vaughan, QPM MSt (Cantab), and Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez have thanked all the agencies involved in dealing with two Second World War unexploded device operations this week.
This week two separate unexploded devices were found in Plymouth and Exmouth resulting in two simultaneous major incidents. The munitions were discovered within hours of each other, first at a building site in Plymouth city centre and then at Exmouth Marina on Wednesday, January 14. Both devices were transported out to sea and safely disposed of in the early hours of this morning, Friday.
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Source: Devon and Cornwall Police
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