"WE won't be back," is how one magnet fisher has jokingly described the experience of finding two unexploded bombs in Worcester.
Stewart Jones, from Kingfisher Magneteers, has been magnet fishing for 18 months and never found an unexploded bomb - until two appeared in two weeks on Offerton Lane near Sixways.
The group discovered the two devices on the same stretch of canal in Hindlip.
Mr Jones said: "My first thought was not again after (finding an unexploded bomb) the previous weekend.
"I have been a magnet fisher for 18 months, and that was the first time we found something explosive.
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"We knew one day we could find one but now that it's happened in the space of two weeks?
"It is like waiting so long for a bus and two come at once."
The first discovery was made shortly after 10.30am on March 5 where, at the time, the group was shocked to find their first-ever unexploded bomb.
Two weeks later, on March 12, the group discovered an unexploded grenade, but this time they knew exactly what to do.
"Your feelings do change," said Mr Jones.
"Once you get something like this, your mental state changes - I can't explain the feeling, but seriousness takes over you.
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"We packed everything away and started stopping people from coming down the path, and then we waited for the police to arrive."
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Police officers and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EOD) closed off the road in both instances to carry out controlled explosions on the devices.
Asked why so many unexploded bombs have been found in Worcester, Mr Jones said he thinks it dates back to when laws were changing in the UK, and people were dumping weapons quickly to get rid of them.
Despite the discovery, the group does not go out to find explosives. Mr Jones said their main aim is to keep areas clean of rubbish.
Mr Jones said, after police cordoned off the road, the group changed their focus to litter-picking the nearby roads to still make a difference to the area.
"We would rather clear metals and things that damage the wildlife than unexploded bombs," he added.
Their discoveries come just weeks after an unexploded bomb was fished out of the river Severn by another group of magnet fishers, the Peaky Dippers.
On that occasion, South Quay was cordoned off and diners were asked to leave nearby restaurant, Browns, while police and the Army dealt with the bomb.
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