Loaded Rocket Launcher Found Beside Highway On Vancouver Island
Posted October 29, 2010 6:38 am.
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Mounties on Vancouver Island are trying to determine how a loaded rocket launcher got left in the bush near Shawnigan Lake.
RCMP say the powerful weapon was found along the Malahat Highway by a tree clearing contractor.
One Mountie who responded recognized the self-propelled launcher to be an M72, and that it appeared to have live rocket grenade in the tube.
The bomb squad was called and safely removed the deadly weapon.
Police believe the rocket launcher may have been there for six months or longer.
They’d like anyone with information about the disturbing find to call them.
