Unexploded ordnance device - Hoveton
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Police were called to Station Road in Hoveton at 1.42pm today (Saturday 10 May) following the discovery of an unexploded ordnance device.
The device was found by a member of the public while magnet fishing in the river off Station Road, near its junction with Norwich Road.
A 100m cordon is in place as a precaution, and Station Road in Hoveton is closed.
Police and the fire service remain at the scene.
The Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Colchester has been called and expected to arrive shortly.