Explosive device confirmed on beach

An object washed up on a beach in Cornwall has been confirmed as an explosive device.

The Royal Navy explosive ordnance disposal team found it was a phosphorous submarine marker and removed it from Trevaunance Cove on Wednesday afternoon, the coastguard said.

The marker washed up on the beach near St Agnes on Sunday.

Each day since then coastguards have checked the object and put cordons around it to keep the public away.

A spokesperson for St Agnes Coastguard said: "After various checks were made, it was deemed that the object found was a phosphorous submarine marker."

They thanked beachgoers for their patience in respecting the cordon and confirmed the beach was fully open.

They reminded people to not touch or move any objects they find on the beach which they think suspicious but to tell lifeguards or call 999 and ask for coastguard.

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