Large deployment in Gräfelfing: grenade discovered in the river!

Large deployment in Gräfelfing: grenade discovered in the river!

An unusual incident caused a large -scale deployment of the police, fire brigade and the ordnance clearing service on Sunday afternoon in Gräfelfing, west of Munich. Around 60 emergency services were used for about four hours after a passerby discovered a suspicious object in the Würm and incorrectly considered it a bomb. This alarm led to a comprehensive evacuation and securing of the environment.

Already on Saturday, two boys aged eight and 14 had found a grenade from the First World War on the river. This happened privately and not within the framework of the Würmtal duck race that took place at the same time. The police in Planegg made it clear that the children were not involved in the event and that the site of the grenade was not in the target area of the race. The organizer, the "Together" association, rejected any responsibility for the incident.

evacuation measures and backup

The emergency services reacted quickly: an area with a radius of 50 meters was cordoned off and the airspace in the field of the find was also closed. The Gräfelfing fire brigade cooled the suspect to minimize possible dangers. The ordnance clearance service took over the review and transportation of the find, with the police finally confirmed that it was a grenade. The exact course of how the grenade came to the site remains unclear.

role of the ordnance clearing service

The ordnance clearance service (KRD) is responsible for civilian ordnance disposal in Germany and takes care of contaminated sites from ammunition produced before 1945 and other dangerous materials. The operational tasks include the removal of blind accommodation and the defusing of ammunition. These specialists, who are often trained ammunition specialists or fireworks, play an important role in ensuring security in affected areas, as was also required in Gräfelfing in order to exclude a potential danger to the population. The specific responsibilities and cost regulations vary depending on the federal state, but the hierarchy remains clear: in such cases the police authorities are always involved.

Overall, this incident shows once again how important fast and coordinated action is in such situations. The emergency services have mastered their task in Gräfelfing, which leaves a calming impression.

For more information about the events in Gräfelfing, read the reports from Süddeutsche . For deeper information about the role of the ordnance clearing service, have Wikipedia over.