Police: Hand grenade found in water in Lake Ronkonkoma

Officials say a hand grenade was found in the water at Michael Murphy Memorial Park in Lake Ronkonkoma yesterday.  According to officials, children reportedly found the grenade in the water around

News 12 Staff

Aug 10, 2015, 7:38 PM

Updated 3,323 days ago

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Officials say a hand grenade was found in the water at Michael Murphy Memorial Park in Lake Ronkonkoma yesterday. 
According to officials, children reportedly found the grenade in the water around 7 p.m. 
Police say a 911 caller reported that kids picked up what they thought was a rock. The rock turned out to be a hand grenade with a pin intact that appeared to have been in the water for some time. 
According to police, the beach and park were evacuated and a robot was used to destroy the grenade in a hole in the sand. 
Police say it is unknown if the grenade was active or not.