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An explosive ordnance was located and removed from a beach in Sandy Hook Sunday morning, the National Park Service said.
A visitor located the device, believed to be from the World War I era, at about 5 p.m. Saturday at South Gunnison Beach, a National Parks spokesperson said.
A ordnance removal team from the Naval Weapons Station at Earle, in Colts Neck removed the unexploded device at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, during a low tide. Park rangers had cordoned off a 1,500-foot area around the device.
Sandy Hook is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
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