Sussex Police said, “Police were made aware of a piece of unexploded ordnance found on Goring Beach on Friday (April 15). “Officers were not required to attend as the Coastguard and Explosive Ordnance Disposal responded to the incident as the lead agencies.” A Coastguard spokesperson said, “An item was found on the beach yesterday evening by a metal detectorist who reported it to the Coastguard. “Littlehampton Coastguard Rescue Team cordoned off the area and the Explosives and Ordnance Division carried out a controlled explosion of the item on the beach.” Read more from Worthing: New photo released of missing Worthing man Nine Worthing businesses win Little Ankle Biters Sussex awards out of thousands of nominations Cowfold crash: Family pay tribute to Worthing man who died in A272 collision