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
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Aug 10, 2015, 7:38 PM
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Updated 3,445 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.
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