BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - A U.S. Navy unit has confirmed that an object discovered on a North Carolina beach is live military ordnance, and it plans to detonate it.
The National Park Service said in a news release that the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit from Norfolk, Virginia, placed the 100-pound aerial bomb from the World War II era deep inside the beach near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beach Access parking area.
At around 9 a.m. Saturday, the unit will detonate the ordnance in place. No damage to nearby structures is expected. However, Buxton residents and visitors may hear the detonation.
To protect visitors, the park service has set up a safety perimeter around the buried bomb, and the adjacent areas will remain closed until the unit determines the perimeter is safe.
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