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Magnet-fishing boy, 7, hooks artillery shell in Leeds river

A seven-year-old boy pulled an unexploded artillery shell from a river while using magnets to fish for treasure.

Ian Platt said his son snared “a very large artillery round, which looks live” from under a bridge spanning the River Aire, in Leeds, earlier.

Mr Platt, who is part of the Queen of Magnet Fishing group, said they kept the device soaked in water until the police arrived to close the bridge and stop traffic.

West Yorkshire Police said officers were called at 12:46 GMT. A cordon was put in place and the device was destroyed in a controlled explosion shortly after 18:00.


BBC News

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