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Bavarian State Criminal Police Completes River Search After Teen Finds Live Grenade in Isar

Investigators probing the grenade’s origin are calling on witnesses to report any suspicious activity

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Overview

  • A teenager recovered a fully functioning Yugoslavian M52 hand grenade from the Isar near Forstweg/An der Fähre on August 12
  • On August 18 the Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt and local police scoured the riverbanks with tracking dogs in an expanded search
  • Authorities found no additional grenades but cautioned that further unexploded ordnance cannot be ruled out
  • The Munich I public prosecutor’s office and the BLKA have opened a joint investigation to identify who discarded the device
  • The state criminal police warned the public not to touch suspicious objects and urged anyone with information to call 110 or the LKA tip line