[ I doubt these were stolen but dumped after committing a crime. - SD ]

From: https://tinyurl.com/y7mr9j8a

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11-Year-Old Reels In 2 Barrett .50 Caliber Rifles During Fishing Trip

Kevin Harness
February 03, 2022 1:25 PM ET

An 11-year-old boy was out magnet fishing with his grandfather at a South
Miami-Dade canal on Sunday when the boy reeled in two Barrett .50 caliber
rifles.

The grandfather, Duane Smith discovered magnet fishing on YouTube and
thought it would be a fun activity to do with his grandson, Allen
Cadwalader.  However, the two did not expect to find two rifles during their
first time, the Miami Herald reported.

The two went to C-102 which is one of several freshwater canals that run
along the roads and the tree farms of South Miami-Dade.  Soon after they
casted the first line, they pulled in one of the two rifles, according to
the Miami Herald.

aCLItaCOs total beginnersaCO luck,aCY Smith said, according to CBS 4 Miami. 
aCLI said
this would be a perfect opportunity to get my grandson out from electronics
and outside.aCY

Then they casted the line again only to reel in the second rifle, exactly
like the first, according to the Miami Herald.

The weapons were reportedly wrapped in plastic as the two reeled them in. 
Smith unwrapped them and scrapped most of the corrosion away, which took him
30 minutes to do, according to the outlet.

Smith noticed that the serial numbers on the weapons were filed off which
seemed concerning to him, so he turned the weapons over to the Miami-Dade
County Police Department, the outlet reported.

aCLMy only hope is that if thereaCOs a murder involved in this that the
families
can get closure from it and also that if it is a stolen weapon, stolen
weapons, that they can be returned to the owners,aCY said Smith, according to
WSVN 7News.

Detective Christopher Thomas said that the weapons looked like they have
been in the canal for a long time.  He added that it will take time before
they end up in their forensics lab, but they will be processed once they do,
according to the Miami Herald.
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