Mortar round found in the White River

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Indiana Conservation Officers were conducting an evidence dive in the White River Friday in Greene County south of Spencer when they found a little more than what they were looking for.

Divers were searching for evidence from an ongoing investigation when they came across an unexploded ordinance.  The mortar round was approximately sixteen inches long and weighed about five pounds.

Members of Indiana State Police EOD team were called in to assist and after an examination, the team determined that it was very possibly still a live, viable round.  The EOD team exploded the ordinance on the riverbank.

The public is also reminded that if you should come across something like this, do not try to move the ordinance.  Old ordinances can be very unstable and may explode simply from being moved around.