War relic recovered

Kayaker discovers a rifle grenade in the river

The discovery site was in the Traun river next to a gravel pit in Roitham am Traunfall

(Bild: Matthias Lauber/laumat.at)

An amateur sportsman who was paddling down the River Traun on Monday afternoon noticed a suspicious object in the water. He reported his find to the police. An inspection finally revealed that it was probably an explosive device - presumably from the Second World War.

The report of the discovery in the Traun was made at around 4 p.m. on Monday in the area of a gravel pit in Roitham am Traunfall. The police then alerted the Roitham and Windern fire departments to carry out safety work. 

Employees of the demining service of the Austrian Armed Forces recovered the grenade

(Bild: Matthias Lauber/laumat.at/laumat)

Without a detonator
Two hours later, the demining service of the Austrian Armed Forces arrived. The experts were taken to the discovery site in a fire boat, where it was determined that the grenade was a rifle grenade without a detonator. The war relic was recovered from the river and transported to the Allentsteig military training area, where it is to be destroyed.