Two magnetic fishermen made a dangerous catch in Fürstenfeldbruck on Sunday afternoon.
From a side arm of the Amper they pulled two detonators for wartime mortar shells from the water.
Fürstenfeldbruck - The technical special group of the BLKA was able to defuse the detonators classified by the police as "highly dangerous" on site and without further incidents.
The 24- and 26-year-old men themselves informed the police after they were found.
The defusing specialists moved on immediately.
The order was given by telephone to keep a distance of 50 meters from the high-explosive devices until the special forces arrived.
Now the young men have to reckon with an administrative offense report according to the Water Resources Act, because the technique of magnetic fishing is generally prohibited in Bavaria under state law.
With magnetic fishing, a suitably strong magnet is attached to a stable rope and pulled through a pond, lake, river or other body of water.
Everything that sticks to the magnet can be easily recovered, as the criminal investigation agency explains.
However, this method is forbidden in accordance with the Bavarian Water Management Act and requires special permission from the District Office to be used.
Public use without a permit is also ruled out, magnetic fishing remains a special use that requires a permit.
Violations can be punished with fines of up to 50,000 euros.
Even anglers who have a valid license to fish in the water in question are not automatically authorized to practice magnetic fishing.
This technique is not covered by the Bavarian Fisheries Act.
The background to this is a dangerous side effect of magnetic fishing for the environment.
The magnet pulled by the water stirs up sediments that have settled on the bottom of the water and can also contain pollutants such as leaked ammunition powder from old war weapons or DDT.
These pollutants are then returned to the water cycle and pollute the environment.
Plants on the water floor can also be damaged or destroyed by the magnet itself and animals can be injured.
Good luck
With magnetic fishing, a suitably strong magnet is attached to a stable rope and pulled through a pond, lake, river or other body of water.
Everything that sticks to the magnet can easily be recovered.
The young men from Fürstenfeldbruck were very lucky, according to the officers of the explosives squad.
Magnet fishing is also an increasingly popular pastime in Germany.
But the dangers are underestimated.
Again and again, weapons and ammunition are recovered that are often not immediately recognizable as weapons due to dirt or rust.
For the magnetic fishermen themselves, but also for all bystanders, there is an absolute mortal danger.
The police warn: The dangerous find on Friday should make all magnetic fishermen rethink their not only forbidden, but actually life-threatening hobby.