Residents evacuated after suspected explosive device found in High Springs

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) - Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to Northwest 242nd Street after a resident found a suspected explosive device.

High Springs police officials said it appeared to be a replica grenade on the property and may have been there for a long time.

Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, High Springs police said a bomb squad was working the scene. Residents were evacuated.

The scene has since been cleared, and residents were told they could resume normal activities.

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