A grenade was discovered on the north shore of the Pineview Reservoir neck near the dam on Sunday afternoon, according to a September 21 report.
As the reservoir is being drawn down to facilitate a water line replacement for Ogden City, the receding water has revealed various items on the lake bed.
Lt. Sean Endsley of the Weber County Sheriff’s Office stated that an individual discovered the old hand grenade around 2:41 p.m. on Sunday. Because of the potential risk, the Davis County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad was dispatched to the scene and safely disposed of the device via a controlled explosion.
Endsley noted that while the discovery was unexpected, there is no reason to believe additional grenades or explosives are abandoned in the lake. He urged the public to avoid touching any suspicious or potentially explosive objects and to contact authorities immediately if such items are found.
The receding water levels have led to several notable recoveries according to Endsley. In addition to the grenade, authorities have recovered three firearms and two vehicles. One vehicle was already known to be in the reservoir but was unreachable due to depth, while another vehicle was discovered near the spillway past the buoy line after sonar failed to detect it.
The Weber County Sheriff’s Office previously issued a warning on September 9 regarding the potential for dangerous items to reappear as water levels drop. The agency advised residents to contact the Weber Dispatch non-emergency line at 801-395-8221 if they encounter suspicious items on the shore.
To address discarded items in the reservoir, the Ogden Valley Watershed Group announced that the U.S. Forest Service’s Ogden Ranger Station will host a Pineview Reservoir Clean-up on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
This event commemorates National Public Lands Day and will take place at the Pelican Beach parking lot. Organizers will provide trash grabbers, magnets, buckets, and garbage bags, but volunteers are asked to bring their own work gloves and wear sturdy shoes, long pants, long sleeves, and a sun hat.
