Unexploded ordnance found on a Norfolk beach by a walker has been detonated by bomb disposal experts.

The device was spotted on Saturday afternoon by an observant walker on Mundesley beach. 

The find was investigated by the Bacton Coastguard Coastal Rescue Team which confirmed that it was unexploded ordnance.

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Police attended the scene overnight, before a Royal Engineers bomb disposal team dealt with the unexploded device on Sunday morning in a controlled explosion.

One local, who was at the scene, suspected that the device was a grenade from the Second World War turned up by sea defence works.

A spokesman for HM Coastguard said: "At around 3.15pm on Saturday (30 November), Bacton Coastguard Rescue team were sent to a report of possible ordnance at Mundesley beach in Norfolk.

"The object was located, and information provided to an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team."

"A safety cordon was put in place and on Sunday, the EOD team carried out a controlled detonation shortly after 10am."

There is a memorial dedicated to Royal Engineers bomb disposal engineers at Mundesley.