An object pulled from the Cooper River by a pair of magnet fishermen prompted local police to close roads and call for the county's bomb squad on Saturday. The fishermen were using a large magnet to extract items from the river near the Cuthbert Boulevard Bridge at about 12:30 p.m. when the discovery was made, according to Cherry Hill police.

Two individuals magnet fishing in the Cooper River on Saturday afternoon pulled up what appeared to be an old military-style projectile,

The pair were using a magnet to search the water when they discovered the "old military style projectile,” police said.

Two people who were using a magnet to search the bottom of Cooper River for sunken treasures made a frightening discovery last weekend.

Two treasure hunters went magnet-fishing in the Cooper River over the weekend hoping to pull up some valuable metals. Instead, they found an old “military-style” explosive.