Members of the joint explosive ordinance support group are on their way to Drik Drik, 70km north-west of Portland, this morning after a hand grenade was located at a rural property.
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Detective Sergeant Jason von Tunk, of the Portland police crime investigation unit, said the grenade was found at the Drik Drik farm on Sunday morning by a man doing work around his home.
"He found a hand grenade in his house about 9.30am Sunday and police were called," he said.
"Members of the joint explosive ordinance support group, including the Australian Defence Force personnel and the Victoria Police bomb response unit members, will travel to the farm this morning."
"There's nothing suspicious about the item other than its a hand grenade. We're not even sure if it is authentic.
"The army gave a lot of dummy ones out to practice with in World War II."
Detective Sergeant von Tunk said the grenade was now in a "fairly secure place".
"The bloke who found it took it from his house into an open secure area and then called the police," he said.
"The joint explosive ordinance support group members will attend to either remove or detonate the grenade. The pin is still in it."
The detective sergeant said hand grenades could be extremely volatile and if found should not be touched.
"They should not be picked up. They can explode," he said.
"Anyone who finds an explosive of any kind should not touch it and immediately contact police," he said.
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