COLLIE RIVER VALLEY
BULLETIN Published by LOCALS for LOCALS
Grenade found
Thursday, November 24, 2022
EDITION No. 110
Reporter: Amy Dorozenko
LOCAL Zane Davey was “shocked” when he uncovered a hand grenade at Minningup Pool recently Mr Davey said he was metal detecting near Griffin Bridge on Sunday, November 13, when he made the discovery. “I had it in my hand before I realised what it was,” he said. “I have heard there were fuel distributors and military training in the area, which is why I came here. “I do not know if there is any truth to those stories, but anyone’s guess is as good as mine.” Mr Davey said he tried to call the Collie Police following the discovery, but the station was closed. “They were the only ones I could think of calling, but I kept being put on hold,” he said. He said he did not want to go near it
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once he saw the tell-tale grooves in the shell of the grenade. “The grooves made it clear as to what it was,” he said. Mr Davey was unsure if the grenade was live. “I carefully covered it back over, made note of exactly where it was, and went home,” he said. He said he went to the Collie Police Station on the way home from work the next day. “They followed me to the spot where I had left it and took over from there,” he said. Mr Davey has been metal detecting for the past three years and said this was the first time he had discovered something like this.
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