Innocent Beach Day Turns into Near-Disaster as Family Discovers Children Were Playing on WWII Bomb
What began as a peaceful summer outing turned into a chilling reminder of history’s hidden dangers when a family in Wales unknowingly allowed their children to climb on what turned out to be an unexploded World War II bomb.
Gareth and Kelly Gravell had taken their two young children, six-year-old Erin and four-year-old Ellis, to a beach near Burry Port in Carmarthenshire for a relaxed afternoon of sunshine and sand. While exploring the shoreline, the children came across a large, rusted object partially buried in the sand—covered in seaweed and barnacles. It resembled an old maritime buoy, and the family thought nothing of it.
Photos show the children smiling and playing on the structure as their parents looked on, unaware that beneath the weathered exterior lay a dormant but dangerous explosive.
It wasn’t until five days later that authorities closed off the beach and confirmed what the object truly was: an unexploded sea mine from World War II.
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