VERO BEACH - An unexploded rocket from World War II, unearthed by Hurricane Jeanne in a residential driveway, was safely detonated by Army munitions experts Thursday.
The partly exposed warhead from the 10-foot-long "Tiny Tim" rocket was found Tuesday, according to the Army's 766th Ordnance Disposal Company.
"This area used to be a preparation and rehearsal ground for the D-Day invasion, so this ammunition was probably used in (Army) training," said Sgt. 1st Class Jake Holland, explosive ordnance operations coordinator.
Added Detective Joe Flescher, spokesman for the Indian River County Sheriff's Office: "It's not uncommon for relics to appear post-hurricane."
The bomb was dug up, put in a sand-filled truck and driven to a safe disposal site. There, deputies secured a 600-yard perimeter and closed State Road A1A a half-mile in each direction. After burying the bomb in an 8-foot-deep hole, experts detonated it.
"With all the dirt we put around it, you could barely even hear when it exploded," Holland said.
