Overview

• David Lacey discovered the device while magnet fishing with his sons in the River Avon near Five Rivers Leisure Centre.
• Wiltshire Police established a cordon on Hulse Road after the suspected Mills Bomb emerged from the riverbed.
• The leisure centre and neighbouring homes were evacuated as a precaution and the public was urged to avoid the area.
• A specialist bomb disposal team is on site managing the device and reports that the situation is under control.
• Officials say enquiries are ongoing to confirm the grenade’s origin and to decide when the cordon can be lifted.