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Luckily for engineer Dave Owen, he knew exactly what to do, when he spotted the device in a customer's garden.<\/p>\n
He described the rusting object, which looked like a military shell, and saw it in the neighbouring garden of a customer’s home.<\/p>\n
Quick thinking Mr Owens immediately told the woman to remain indoors and to phone the police.<\/p>\n
Shortly afterwards, bomb disposal experts at the army arrived at the woman's house in Caernarfon, North Wales, and Mr Owens led them to the shell.<\/p>\n
They were able to confirm it was an unexploded Second World War incendiary device.<\/p>\n
Mr Owen was praised for his quick thinking actions and police evacuated residents from nearby houses as a precaution.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the incident, Mr Owen said: "The woman told me she had dug up the object the previous day. I calmly advised her to go indoors with her dog and to dial 101 for the police. I told her it could be a device from the Second World War and might be dangerous. She said: ‘Are you joking?’<\/p>\n
“I didn’t tell anyone else about it because I didn’t want to alarm people. From my military experience, something that old can be unstable and liable to explode so it’s best not to take any chances.”<\/p>\n
Mr Owen had previously served for 22 years in the Royal Corps of Signals, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Bosnia and Belize.<\/p>\n
Now working as an engineer, he is one of the many ex-military personnel who has lent his experience and skills to engineering and management roles.<\/p>\n
The military charity, SSAFA has praised Mr Owen's quick thinking actions. Earlier this year, it partnered with Openreach to support ex-army veterans into the engineering and business sectors.<\/p>\n
The SSAFA said: "It's good to hear stories of the courageous support Openreach engineers such as Dave Owen provide to protect British communities."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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