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Unexploded artillery shell found in Grasse River in Canton

Posted 7/24/17

. CANTON -- Canton police on Friday at 3:15 p.m. received a report from a person at 67 Riverside Drive that he had found in the river a large shell or ordinance. The male stated that while searching …

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Unexploded artillery shell found in Grasse River in Canton

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CANTON -- Canton police on Friday at 3:15 p.m. received a report from a person at 67 Riverside Drive that he had found in the river a large shell or ordinance.

The male stated that while searching for river stones behind his residence, he pulled out the unexploded shell.

A Canton police officer responded and found the approximately 12-inch long ordnance on the lawn.

The New York State Police Bomb Unit safely removed what was assumed to be an artillery shell for proper disposal.