Claybanks Township, Michigan A Michigan family pulled up more than scrap metal while magnet fishing on their Oceana County property on the shore of Lake Michigan. It was a rusted artillery shell which prompted a visit from a Michigan State Police bomb squad.

Thirteen-year-old Ehren Coffey said, "We pulled it up and my mom was like, 'This looks like a bomb.'" Coffey and his brother and mother pulled the ordnance to shore. "I mean, it was a little scary, but I wasn't too scared," he said.

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Kuantan, Malaysia a 250kg WWII era unexploded aerial bomb was discovered buried at a housing project site in Rancangan Tanah Pemuda (RTP) Bukit Goh by a contractor.

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Primm Springs, Tennessee The Maury County Fire Department (MCFD) Special Operations Chief responded to a wooded area off a Tennessee road after old dynamite was discovered. Engine 31 and the Special Operations Chief stood by while awaiting the Tennessee Highway Patrol Bomb Squad to respond to safely neutralized the explosives on site.

Residents were reminded to never handle suspected explosives and to call authorities immediately for proper disposal. Officials explained that aging dynamite can become highly unstable and pose a serious risk if moved or disturbed.

Douglas County, Colorado The Douglas County Bomb Squad had an opportunity to utilize their bomb disposal robot after being called in to dispose of old dynamite found in a Colorado shed, once belonging to a construction company owner.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO), the dynamite was found in a metal container inside a residential shed. A spokesperson for office said, dynamite "can become extremely unstable with age."

The bomb squad rolled out "Johnny 5-0" for the removal operation, an Andros Spartan robot. The robot was remotely operated to grab the dynamite and move it to a pre-dug blast pit where it was countercharged with an explosive charge in a controlled detonation.

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Hawaii Island, Hawaii Hawaii Island Police responded to the report of a possible UXO found in a gutter near mile marker 44. According to a press release from police, the item appeared to have been deliberately placed there but also seemed to have been there for a while.

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Millom, England A Millom Coastguard Rescue Team responded after a walker discovered a potential explosive device on a Cumbrian beach.

In a statement, the spokesperson for the unit said, "The team attended to scene, met with the first informant, confirmed the location, and positively identified the items as ordnance. "Photographs and description were passed to explosive ordnance disposal for further action."

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