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LANTANA, FL -- They’re called M72 LAWs or Light Anti-Tank Weapons seen in a YouTube clip of an A&E documentary.
“Light anti-armor weapon entered Army service in 1962,” the narrator explained.
We stopped by the Armory in West Palm Beach to find out more.
"The M72 is an older version of what the military currently uses, better known as the AT4 or the M136.,” said1st Lt. Raymond Nagley, of the U.S. Army Florida National Guard
Investigators say it began when a deputy responded to a call for a car in the canal north of Lantana, just west of the Turnpike. The deputy had prior military experience and noticed one of the devices in the grass, immediately recognizing it. Investigators believe they were left out anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.
The Sheriffs Office contacted the U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team out of Homestead who came and picked up the devices.
Today the Sheriff's Office Marine Unit continued the search with an under water robot and side scan sonar which gives them a negative/positive image of what’s under water.
Today they didn't find anything significant and investigators say that’s the end of the Sheriffs Office involvement. They have confirmed that the devices found were U.S. Military Property, but military personnel tell us it's been a while.
“I'd say more along the lines of the Vietnam era,” said 1st Lt. Nagley.
While it's been replaced with bigger and more powerful AT4s, they're still powerful enough.
“You could cause damage to a building. Destroy a vehicle approximately a mile away,” he said.
The fact that they were built to destroy makes it even more surprising that two of them would wind up on the bank of a canal, along Florida's Turnpike.
“It's a surprise, like I said I've never seen one of these myself so it's just hard to imaging they're just laying somewhere,” he said.
While the U.S Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team picked them up, there’s no word on what will be done with them.
LANTANA, FL -- The Sheriff’s Office is only saying that they found two pieces of military ordnance yesterday but sources have told us they were actually shoulder-fired missiles.
They’re called M72 LAWs or Light Anti-Tank Weapons. There is a rocket packed inside of a launcher made up of two tubes, one inside the other.
Investigators say a deputy responded to a call for a car in the canal north of Lantana, just west of the Turnpike. The deputy had prior military experience and noticed one of the devices in the grass, immediately identifying them. Investigators have said that they were out for a period of time, anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.
The Sheriff’s Office contacted the U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team out of Homestead who came and picked up the devices.
The Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit searched again this morning with an under water robot and side scan sonar. They say they didn’t find anything important.
Investigators say that’s the end of the Sheriff’s Office involvement. They have confirmed that the devices found were U.S. Military property.
Cat
LANTANA, FL -- They’re called M72 LAWs or Light Anti-Tank Weapons seen in a YouTube clip of an A&E documentary.
“Light anti-armor weapon entered Army service in 1962,” the narrator explained.
We stopped by the Armory in West Palm Beach to find out more.
"The M72 is an older version of what the military currently uses, better known as the AT4 or the M136.,” said1st Lt. Raymond Nagley, of the U.S. Army Florida National Guard
Investigators say it began when a deputy responded to a call for a car in the canal north of Lantana, just west of the Turnpike. The deputy had prior military experience and noticed one of the devices in the grass, immediately recognizing it. Investigators believe they were left out anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.
The Sheriffs Office contacted the U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team out of Homestead who came and picked up the devices.
Today the Sheriff's Office Marine Unit continued the search with an under water robot and side scan sonar which gives them a negative/positive image of what’s under water.
Today they didn't find anything significant and investigators say that’s the end of the Sheriffs Office involvement. They have confirmed that the devices found were U.S. Military Property, but military personnel tell us it's been a while.
“I'd say more along the lines of the Vietnam era,” said 1st Lt. Nagley.
While it's been replaced with bigger and more powerful AT4s, they're still powerful enough.
“You could cause damage to a building. Destroy a vehicle approximately a mile away,” he said.
The fact that they were built to destroy makes it even more surprising that two of them would wind up on the bank of a canal, along Florida's Turnpike.
“It's a surprise, like I said I've never seen one of these myself so it's just hard to imaging they're just laying somewhere,” he said.
While the U.S Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team picked them up, there’s no word on what will be done with them.
LANTANA, FL -- The Sheriff’s Office is only saying that they found two pieces of military ordnance yesterday but sources have told us they were actually shoulder-fired missiles.
They’re called M72 LAWs or Light Anti-Tank Weapons. There is a rocket packed inside of a launcher made up of two tubes, one inside the other.
Investigators say a deputy responded to a call for a car in the canal north of Lantana, just west of the Turnpike. The deputy had prior military experience and noticed one of the devices in the grass, immediately identifying them. Investigators have said that they were out for a period of time, anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.
The Sheriff’s Office contacted the U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team out of Homestead who came and picked up the devices.
The Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit searched again this morning with an under water robot and side scan sonar. They say they didn’t find anything important.
Investigators say that’s the end of the Sheriff’s Office involvement. They have confirmed that the devices found were U.S. Military property.
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