Grenade Pulled From Fellows Lake

CREATED Sep. 11, 2012

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  • Vietnam Era Hand Grenade Wrapped In Sock Image by Photo From Springfield City Utilities

A man fishing in Fellows Lake near Springfield this morning hooked a white tube sock, playing home to a live hand grenade.

The Springfield Bomb Squad handed the grenade off to specialists at Fort Leonard Wood.

Crews say it appears the grenade had been in the water a long time.