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Mystery object found off B.C. coast is not a military device: navy

Nov 25, 2016 | 2:36 PM

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – The Royal Canadian Navy says an unidentified object found off British Columbia’s north coast is not a lost bomb.

The navy says a remotely operated vehicle was deployed earlier this week in the area south of Prince Rupert to investigate.

It says the object appears to be a piece of industrial equipment and does not pose any risk to the local population.

News reports have speculated the object could have been related to a U.S. Air Force bomber that crashed in 1950.