“The two men both dived for the war relics and fished with a fishing magnet,” reported Dominik Sodamin in an interview. Further war material was found at the scene of the accident in the bank area and also in the apartment. Some of these are hand and rifle grenades as well as rifle and ammunition parts. The interior ministry’s defusing service was at the scene of the accident on Saturday to look for other relics that may have been deposited there in the bank area.
WHAT/GERT EGGENBERGER
A man was killed in the explosion of a war relic at Lake Ossiach.
War relic at Lake Ossiacher See explodes: dead
A tragic incident occurred today in Steindorf am Ossiacher See: After a diver had recovered a war relic, there was an explosion on the bank. The 59-year-old man suffered …
Man died in explosion at Lake Ossiacher See
The explosion occurred on Friday morning around 11 a.m. when the 59-year-old holidaymaker was handling the relic from the war – according to initial investigations, it was a kind of grenade – in the bank area. His 43-year-old roommate was not in the immediate danger area, but heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident. The site of the accident was cordoned off on Friday.
“Hands off” with war relics
If you come across potentially explosive relics from the two great wars, the motto “hands off” applies, advised Sodamin. “Such objects should not be attacked and certainly not even removed from the location,” said the police spokesman to APA. It is advisable to keep your distance and to prevent other people or animals from getting too close to the find, and to contact the nearest police station.
(Those: APA)