WW2 weapons haul found in river
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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