MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (WJPF) A man fishing near Paducah caught a hand grenade Monday.
Paducah Police say the man was fishing off the Clarks River Bridge near Sheehan Bridge Road when he reeled in the explosive.
The Paducah Police Bomb Squad safely detonated the explosive.
Man catches grenade while fishing off Clarks River Bridge in McCracken Co. Clarks River bridge (Source: KTRE) By Jessica Ladd | May 3, 2021 at 9:35 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 9:40 PM
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - A man in Paducah caught a grenade while fishing off the Clarks River Bridge on Monday.
Around 4:15 p.m., Deputies responded Clarks River Bridge on Sheehan Bridge Road in response to a report that a grenade had been located there.
Upon arrival, Deputies located a man who had been magnet fishing off the bridge when he felt something and pulled up his line.
He then discovered a grenade on the magnet.