The incident took place on February 23, at around 12:00. The duty officer at the District Police Headquarters in Lwówek Śląski received a report about an unusual find near the village of Skorzynice. Sergeant Olga Łukaszewicz, press officer for the Lwówek police:

At the scene, officers determined that while out walking in the forest, a man had found unexploded ordnance from World War II. A police bomb-disposal specialist identified it as an artillery shell.

The ordnance was dealt with by soldiers from the Patrol Saperski Bolesławiec.

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Bolesławiec bomb-disposal specialists:

We warn:

Did you find something:

  • Do not touch it
  • If possible, secure it (mark the area)
  • Remember the location (coordinates, take a photo of the ordnance)
  • Report it (by calling the police or the emergency number).