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Underwater IED Found at Alabama Dam Supplying Mobile Is Retrieved and Destroyed

Authorities referred the case to DHS for a review of protections at the critical water site.

A grenade-type IED was retrieved and safely detonated from a Mobile County, Alabama reservoir.
The discovery prompted a multi-agency response, including the FBI, authorities said.
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Overview

  • Divers inspecting the Converse Reservoir dam in Mobile County found a grenade-type explosive Wednesday, and a bomb team retrieved it and blew it up offsite without injuries.
  • The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office led a joint response with FBI bomb technicians, Mobile Police, ALEA’s bomb squad and Daphne Search and Rescue to secure the device.
  • MAWSS said the reservoir and dam are federally designated critical infrastructure, and officials notified the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Investigators have not identified a suspect or motive, and the utility plans added safeguards around the site, which is already monitored by cameras.
  • Big Creek Lake supplies about 350,000 people and holds roughly 17 billion gallons, and the dam carries a high-hazard rating that means lives would likely be lost if it failed.