Police have issued an urgent “stay away” notice at a popular beauty spot in Lancashire following the discovery of suspected “grenade type” devices.
A bomb disposal team rushed to Rivington Reservoir this morning after two members of the public are believed to have discovered the alarming objects and contacted emergency services. The location, situated just outside Bolton, was expected to attract hundreds of visitors over the Easter bank holiday weekend, but has been cordoned off since approximately 8am, with police, ambulances, and fire services present to investigate the devices.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service stated in a Facebook post: “Good morning. We just wanted to let you know that there is an ongoing incident at Rivington, there is a cordon in place at the moment and we would ask you to stay away from the area for now while the emergency services deal with the situation. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.”
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “We are currently an incident at Rivington after a member of the public found what are suspected to be two grenade type devices. The items were found at the side of Rivington reservoir at shortly before 8am today (Saturday, April 19th). We are at the scene and a team from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) are on route.”
