Training grenade found in Red River by Selkirk fisherman

A man out fishing on the waterfront in Selkirk Thursday hooked what turned out to be a training grenade, RCMP say.

Selkirk RCMP were called about the incident just after 3 p.m. and spoke with the man, who had hooked the grenade and pulled it from the water.

The RCMP explosives disposal unit called for Canadian Armed Forces officials at 17 Wing to check out the apparent grenade. Those officials analyzed the item and determined it was a training grenade dating to the 1950s and said it could be safely transported for disposal.

Anyone who finds what appears to be an explosive device should not touch, move or disturb it, and instead go somewhere safe to call police, RCMP said.