The incident occurred on November 18, in the morning. As reported by the Jelenia Góra police:

An artillery shell from World War II was found in a forest complex in Piechowice on Turystyczna Street 🧨. Officers secured the site until the bomb-disposal patrol from the Military Unit in Bolesławiec arrived.

Officers:

⚠️ Reminder!
Despite the passage of many years, unexploded ordnance still poses an enormous threat.
❗ Do not dig it up
❗ Do not move it
❗ Do not attempt to disarm it

Such actions can end tragically—with serious injury or even death.

And they appeal: –👉 If you come across a suspicious object that may be unexploded ordnance, notify the police immediately—this is the best and only safe course of action.