May 29, 2021 5.32 pm This story is over 49 months old

Lincoln magnet fisher finds grenade in Hartsholme Park lake

Bomb disposal squad attending

Police urged people to avoid Hartsholme Park in Lincoln after a grenade was pulled out of the lake on Friday evening.

A cordon was in place at the park shortly after 5pm and the bomb disposal squad attended the scene.

The closures were in place for  hours while the EOD unit took the grande away, police said.

The item was found by magnet fisher Ashley Spring, who called police upon the discovery.