BAYOU GEORGE – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Region 1 Bomb Squad responded to a report of a possible explosive device and negated the threat, officials reported Tuesday night.
BCSO spokeswoman Ruth Corley said deputies were called to Cluster Road at about 6 p.m. after a report of a possible improvised explosive device (IED). Neighbors in the area reported hearing two loud sounds while deputies were on scene. Corley said the sounds were the bomb squad’s techniques to “render it safe.”
“They treated it as something serious,” Corley said. “Even if it was fake they still blew it apart.”
Authorities remained on scene hours after the device was rendered safe. No further details were available as of press time.
A resident in the area shot a video of the situation. The video can be viewed at here.