Florida Man And Grandson Reel In Sniper Rifles While Fishing
A Florida man and his grandson reeled in two big ones when they recently went fishing: not big fish, but rather a pair of sniper rifles.
The Miami Herald reports that Duane Smith and his 11-year-old grandson were actually magnet fishing, which is a sport where people cast magnets into the water to see what they can find. After putting a five-pound magnet into a canal in Princeton, the two pulled up a .50-caliber sniper rifle, Smith says. A few minutes later, they tried it again — and pulled up another one.
A boy went magnet fishing with Grandpa in South Dade. Police came for what they reeled in https://t.co/NU92JoYOfJ
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) January 31, 2022
Miami-Dade County Police Detective Christopher Thomas says what adds to the mystery, is the fact that both guns’ serial numbers have been filed off. The weapons are currently being tested and compared to evidence in an attempt to determine whether they were used in any known crimes.
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Florida Man Rifles Fishing
