Peaky Dippers Reel in WWI Shell While Magnet Fishing

Worcester, United Kingdom An EOD team carried out a controlled detonation of a 15-lb WWI artillery shell pulled up by magnet fisherman in the River Severn according to West Mercia Police. The Peaky Dippers, who are a group of amateur magnet fishers who post their finds on social media, found the artillery shell. South Quay by the River Severn was cordoned off during the detonation but has now been reopened.