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Experts: 'Device' Found Near Dam Was Treasure Hunt Prize

Bomb Experts Say Money Found In Detonated Device

POSTED: 4:36 pm EDT April 21, 2009
UPDATED: 11:14 am EDT April 22, 2009

Police said that a “suspicious device” was found near a dam in Ware Shoals on Tuesday afternoon and detonated. They later said it was part of a global treasure hunt game.

According to the Ware Shoals Police Department, a fisherman found a device that resembled a pipe bomb near a dam on Power House Road at about 3:45 p.m.

Police said the device was about eight inches long and about two inches around. It was sealed on one end and had a cap in place on the other, police said. It also had the phrase “terra tube” written on it.

A team of bomb experts from the State Law Enforcement Division was called to the scene and confirmed the device was part of a "geocache game."

Geocache, a high-tech treasure hunting game that uses global positioning systems, is being played around the world.

Once the device was detonated, SLED officials found Brazillian money inside, SLED officials said.

SLED officials said this is not the first time they have seen geocaching surface in South Carolina.

Stay with FOX Carolina and foxcarolina.com for the latest on this developing story.

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