Swimming Pool Construction Results in Ordnance Find

Satellite Beach, Florida A construction crew digging to build a pool in a residential property uncovered a munition item. The workers called the police to report the find and alerted the homeowner to evacuate the house. The police responded and carefully moved the bomb away from the residence after evacuating several neighbors. The police called the military for support and an EOD team from Patrick AFB was dispatched to the scene.

EOD identified the ordnance as an inert WWII era practice bomb. EOD removed the ordnance from the property. The area where the bomb was found was reportedly a WWII era installation known as the Banana River Naval Air Station. Residents in the area have claimed to have found similar items on their property over the years. The bomb did not contain any energetic materials so there was never an explosive safety hazard to the workers, the police or residents. EOD advised the residents to report any items found that appear to be munitions.