37 Year Old Detectorist Digs Up Landmine On Florida’s Vero Beach

[Guest Tnsharpshooter]

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/wwii-land-mine-found-on-vero-beach/67-f09a5534-27fe-4728-a81e-60b41d0880fd

[2Valen]

Thanks for reminding me again why I don't do Florida.

It may be sunny and warm there, but I don't want to go up in smoke.

[Gold Catcher]

We have several places like this in California. One example is part of the Anza-Borrego Desert. This was a training camp in World War 2 but also where the ancient Colorado River deposited the legendary Black Gold before it was diverted millions of years ago. But you have to be suicidal to swing the pick there.

[kac]

Why would troops train with landmines unless it was just a dummy mine right?

[fredmason]

They trained with Live Grenades...bombing ranges still have unexploded bombs...most are off-limits.

however, one must be careful!

fred