An Antioch resident made a shocking discovery in their yard Thursday morning.
They were doing yardwork in the 25000 block of West 3rd Street when they found something with sharp edges sticking out of the ground, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The homeowner dug out the item, which resembled a World War II-era anti-tank rocket, officials said.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said this device which resembles a World War II anti-tank rocket was found in a yard in Antioch Thursday morning.SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 32 ON YOUTUBE The Waukegan Bomb Squad was called to the scene and residents in the immediate area were forced to evacuate. "And I just pulled it out of the ground and I went 'oh, this is weird.' And I brought it over by my garage, took a couple photos of it, brought my neighbors over and was like 'hey guys, what's this?'," said Lauren Intzekiotis, the homeowner.The Lake County Sheriff's Office said this device which resembles a World War II anti-tank rocket was found in a yard in Antioch Thursday morning.
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