More Explosives Found on 'UK's Most Dangerous' Beach

Medmerry Beach, United Kingdom British EOD carried out a controlled explosion on a Selsey beach, after the Coastguard Rescue Team was called in for reports of suspected UXO. This is the latest report in a long line of explosives found on this stretch of the South Coast that newspapers are calling "UK's most dangerous beach."

"The team located several pieces of ordnance, photos were taken and sent to EOD, and a cordon was put in place," said a spokesperson for the rescue team. "Once EOD arrived on scene, they assessed the ordnance, and a controlled explosion was carried out on a couple of the pieces as they were still explosive."

"The other items of ordnance were taken away with them for safe disposal. Ordnance comes in all different shapes and sizes and ordnance found on this beach in the past has been found to still be highly explosive."

The beach has been closed to the public due to several "highly explosive" ordnance being discovered over the years. Several national newspapers in the UK, including the Daily Express and the Mirror, have labeled Medmerry the "UK's most dangerous beach."

The Coastguard continues to issue warnings for people to stay away from the beach that was home to a bombing range for air to ground attack practice during WWII.

In 2021, the Coastguard issued the following decree, "Medmerry Beach is closed. Not because we're all killjoys, but because you might get killed if you ignore those signs. Ordnance is dangerous, no matter how dormant it might look. You wouldn't return to a firework that had gone out so don't pick it up. The beach at Medmerry has many hidden dangers including unexploded ordnance."