Fisherman Brings Mortar Up from The Sea

Port Orange, Florida A recreational fisherman aboard "Miss Hazel" fishing 3-miles off Ponce Inlet in the Atlantic Ocean pulled up a mortar round. The man kept the munition on-board the boat until he returned to the marina. After docking the boat into a slip, the man called the police. The Ponce Inlet police responded and cordoned off the area around the boat.

The Volusia County Bomb Squad was called in to investigate the find. The bomb squad identified the mortar as an inert training round. The bomb squad removed the mortar for proper disposal and the all clear was given.