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Published Date: 25 May 2009
A large haul of weapons and ammunition has been recovered from a river near a village, police said today.
The items, believed to date to the First and Second World Wars, were spotted in the River Esk near St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire, by a member of the public.

Grampian Police's underwater search unit and specialist firearms officers retrieved the weapons on Friday and Saturday.

It is not known how the weapons and ammunition ended up in the water.
Police said they are keeping an open mind and appealed for information.

Detective sergeant Richard Taylor said: "It is very important to establish how they came to be where they were.

"I would appeal to anyone with knowledge of these items to contact myself or my colleagues at any police office or via Crimestoppers.

"Guns and ammunition, by their very nature, are extremely dangerous especially when handled."




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  • Last Updated: 25 May 2009 2:54 PM
  • Source: scotsman.com
  • Location: Scotland
  • Related Topics: World War II
 
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Papa? Nicole! Papa?,

25/05/2009 23:53:30
"Guns and ammunition, by their very nature, are extremely dangerous especially when handled."

Really?

Funnily enough, I don't recall being in danger, or putting other people in danger on the occasions I have handled firearms and ammunition... Maybe that's because I was taught how to handle them from an early age on the farm...
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mobocaster,

Aberdeen 26/05/2009 12:04:12
Exactly! I had a good chortle at that quote too.

Anyway, is there any hint about these weapons being recently dumped or having lain in the river for a long time? There was no sign of anything like that when I was down there with my camera a few months back.

IIRC, there have been other problems with discarded WW2 ordnance in the area before though.
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Kate,

Zurich 28/05/2009 15:10:35
There is more information on the Montrose Review website: www.montrosereview.co.uk, although it is also a Johnston Press paper and not 100% reliable...

 

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