WWII Grenade Found Behind Wall During Seattle Home Renovation

Bomb squad determines the discovered grenade is inert, likely left behind by a returning veteran.

Vadim Kharkhavyy, a contractor with Polar Bear Construction, discovered a World War II grenade behind a wall while remodeling a bathroom in a Seattle home.
The grenade was found in a hidden compartment behind the bathtub, accessible through a closet on the opposite side of the wall.
Kharkhavyy initially fled the scene but returned to record the situation and alert the authorities.
The Seattle Police Department's bomb squad determined that the grenade was inert and posed no threat.
Investigators suggested that a World War II veteran may have brought the grenade home and stored it in the wall, then forgotten about it.