The Royal Navy EOD team decided to destroy the object after a close inspection.
Devon and Cornwall Police and Dartmouth Coastguard Rescue Team were deployed to Strete Gate beach just after 11am on Saturday 14 October.After inspecting the object the Royal Navy explosive ordnance disposal team was dispatched.
Following an examination, the bomb squad decided the best course of action would be to destroy the item at the beach.A spokesperson for Dartmouth Coastguard Rescue Team took to Facebook to write: "Tasked to assist Devon and Devon and Cornwall Police to Strete Gate beach to some suspected ordnance."Once on scene we established a cordon along the coast path, unfortunately having to close a busy section.
"Shortly after sending some images to our ops room in Falmouth Coastguard, a Royal Navy EOD team were dispatched and arrived. "After examination, they thought it was best to destroy the item on the beach, so the cordon was extended whilst they did their thing!"
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