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LEWISVILLE, Texas \u2014 A metal detector hobbyist searching a Texas lake this week got the surprise of a lifetime when he says he uncovered what authorities later confirmed was a pipe bomb hidden underwater.<\/p>\n

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Mike Reiter said he was wading waist-deep through a local lake using his metal detector when he picked up a strong signal and began digging the object out with a metal scoop.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cBig signal in the water. I start kicking it into my metal scoop,\u201d Reiter said. \u201cAnd when I pulled up, that\u2019s when I saw the pipe bomb.\u201d Reiter said he immediately recognized the device.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s 100% a pipe bomb,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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He brought the device to shore and called first responders.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Police and fire crews responded to the scene and confirmed the device was an explosive, later bringing in a bomb squad to safely detonate it after officers cleared the area.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cYou felt the concussion through your whole body. Just BOOM!\u201d Reiter said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Authorities said devices like the one recovered have sometimes been used illegally to kill fish in lakes and waterways.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cWhy the heck are there bombs in a park?\u201d Reiter said. \u201cAngry is an understatement.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Reiter said the discovery left him shaken for hours afterward. \u201cIt was a top-three scariest moment in my life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Looking back, he acknowledged pulling the device from the water was dangerous.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cIt was pretty stupid,\u201d Reiter said, adding that he felt he needed to remove it so authorities could safely handle the situation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Is blast fishing legal?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Using a pipe bomb fish is illegal on at least two fronts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Explosive fishing is considered a “destructive” form of fishing by the Marine Stewardship Council. It is banned under state law in several states, including Texas, Florida,\u00a0South Carolina, Virginia, and Maine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Federal law also prohibits\u00a0explosive fishing in coastal waters of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, stretching up to 200 miles offshore.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pipe bombs are also prohibited under federal law, regardless of intent. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives classifies them as illegal improvised explosive devices, the manufacture or possession of which requires a federal license that recreational fishers would not hold.<\/p>\n

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