Unsuspecting fisherman locates 45kg unexploded bomb in Australian coral reef

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An unexploded 45kg bomb has been towed into deep waters after being found off the NSW coast.

The weapon was found by an unsuspecting fisherman on Lord Howe Island’s Elizabeth Reef, with Defence personnel admitting the item could have posed “a significant risk to the general public”.

The local angler was visiting the reef, about 550km off the coast of NSW, with his wife and photographed his discovery and reported it to authorities.

Navy divers aboard HMAS Adelaide carefully removed the abandoned explosive by floating it to the surface and towing it further out to sea where it was dropped into 550-metre-deep waters.