Anglers discovered grenades on the Elbe - police blocked the area!

Anglers discovered grenades on the Elbe - police blocked the area!

Kamern, Deutschland - A angler recently caused excitement on the banks of the Elbe with Camerns when he discovered two grenades. These dangerous finds were immediately reported to the police, which then broadly blocked the bank. The removal of the grenades was classified as too risky, so that the ordnance disposal service (KBD) blew up the grenades the following day. The incident took place on Friday around 8:36 p.m., and on Saturdays there was a motorcycle accident in Idn, in which a 66-year-old driver landed slightly injured in the hospital.

This incident is part of a long list of ammunition finds in Saxony-Anhalt. According to [dubisthalle.de] (https://dubisthalle.de/weltkranaten-granaten- Mehr-als-176-tonnen-Fundunmunition-in-Sachsen%E2%91anhalt-Im-Verbangen-Years), flying bombs, grenades and other ordnance are still discovered 80 years after the Second World War. In 2022, around 176 tons of ammunition were recovered at 230 sites in the region. The numbers speak for themselves: In comparison, in 2022, “only” 66 tons were discovered, which illustrates the steady increase in the finds.

The work of the ordnance disposal service

the KBD, who has been working since 1950, plays a central role in combating these dangers. With 27 specialists and six administrative staff, the service is responsible for both the exploratory and for the rescue and elimination of fighting. This is not without reason, because most sites in Saxony-Anhalt were in the Harz, Jerichower Land and Altmark district of Stendal. The remarkable operations also included the blasting of three aviation bombs, which were classified as not transportable. As the police Saxony-Anhalt reports, it is important to use such finds to use specialist knowledge and inform the police if potentially dangerous objects are discovered.

The dangers that assume fund ammunition should not be underestimated. Therefore, the following applies: Citizens should not touch or change anything in finds, mark the danger area and immediately inform the responsible security authority. In Germany, the KBD is responsible for disposal of ordnance, which clarifies that only it is authorized to deal with this source of danger.

No matter whether in everyday life when fishing or motorcycling, responsibility for your own safety and that of fellow human beings remains in the hands of each individual. Even in when historical wounds are still present and show up in the form of non -detonated ammunition. The defusing of the situation remains a continuous challenge.