Updated at 5:29 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Army detonates land mine found on Kauai

Advertiser Staff

This land mine was successfully destroyed by an Army team after it was discovered at Lihi Park in Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i. Courtesy Kaua'i County

KAPA'A, Kaua'i — An M-6 land mine that was found yesterday at Lihi Park was successfully destroyed today by an Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, county officials said in a news release.

The unit buried the land mine in the sand at the north end of Moana Kai Beach and detonated it by remote control.

It is unknown how long the land mine had been in the ground at the park.

The land mine was discovered yesterday by a crew from Akahi Services Inc. doing trench work in the area for the Kapa'a to Anahola portion of a bike and pedestrian path, officials said.