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Woman Fishing for Key in Rhin River Hauls Up Russian Tank Grenade

Explosive specialists removed the elongated, corroded ordnance, declaring the site secure

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Eine Frau hat eine Granate aus dem Rhin gefischt. (Symbolbild)

Overview

  • A woman in Neuruppin used a magnet to retrieve a dropped key from the Rhin river on the evening of June 6
  • She unexpectedly pulled ashore a rusty, elongated object later identified as a Russian Panzer grenade
  • Police bomb disposal service personnel verified the device’s origin before transporting it away safely
  • Authorities confirmed the riverbank is now free of danger following the grenade’s removal
  • It remains unknown whether the woman ultimately recovered her lost key during the incident