It’s not every day that you hear people stumbling across artillery shells in Ontario. Niagara police and members of their bomb squad used charges to destroy a Second World War-era artillery shell found near Niagara on the Lake on Tuesday. Investigators say a call about the warhead came in just after 4:30 p.m. from a resident who was using a bathyscaphe to view below the waterline of Lake Ontario near Lakeshore Road and Old Lakeshore Road. The deteriorated shell was found approximately 15 metres (50 feet) underwater and eventually moved to a beach by the explosive disposal unit. So where does a shell-like this come from? Detectives say the area west of the Niagara-on-the-Lake historically was used for Second World War training. With the military history of parts of Niagara, the public who discover possible explosives or ammunitions should not touch it and contact the police immediately…..Ed
Source: Don Mitchell Global/ Photo: Niagara Regional Police Service
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