KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department says a fisherman hooked onto a World War II-era explosive device while fishing on Wednesday.

KPD officers and Explosive Ordinance Disposal personnel responded to the Sequoyah Hills boat ramp off of Cherokee Boulevard.

Officials said the fisherman hooked onto an object that was roughly 20 feet from the embankment. It was later determined to be a weathered World War II-era explosive device.

According to KPD, the device was carefully evaluated by EOD and was safely transported to U.S. Army personnel in Cookeville, Tennessee.

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