'How Did This Get Here?' Frag Grenade Found In Colorado Springs Trash

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — A Vietnam veteran in Colorado Springs reportedly found a grenade in the trash Tuesday morning.

Floyd Clarke told KKTV he was throwing out trash when he moved a bag and saw an explosive.

“I was going to put some stuff in the garbage can, and I moved the Walmart bag that was on top, and there was a grenade,” Floyd Clarke told the TV station. “I reached down and touched it. When I moved the bag I touched it. Then I seen what it was and it said ‘grenade frag’ on it, so I went inside and called 911 right away.”

The Colorado Springs Police Department said it was called around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for possible explosives found near Bonfoy Avenue and East Saint Vrain Street.

Investigators determined the explosives were real — and military-grade. They secured the device and contacted the Ft. Carson 71st EOD Unit to take the device to the base for disposal.

"There is no threat to the public," the police department said.

Clark said he had no doubt the device was real.

“I didn’t take it for granted — I figured it was real because I’ve seen it before and it looked real,” he said. “It freaked me out. I was like, ‘How did this get here and why is this here in my yard?’”