MIAMI - An 11-year-old Florida boy decided to try out magnet fishing with his grandpa in a canal and discovered two .50-caliber M82A1 Barrett sniper rifles submerged beneath an overpass.Allen Cadwalader had a five-pound magnet on the end of a rope and tossed it off a bridge off the C-102 Canal on Sunday.
Within minutes, he’d struck the first rifle, his grandfather, Duane Smith, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.Allen has autism and is a big fan of electronics and playing outside, Smith said.
So when they saw a video about magnet fishing online, he decided to buy the materials and take his grandson out.Courtesy: Duane Smith They had expected to fish up some scrap metal or other odds and ends and wanted to clean up the waterway, said Smith, a retired Army infantry officer with 18 years active duty and 11 in the reserves.
They chose the canal just because it was near a family home in Homestead.TRENDING: SpaceX rocket expected to crash into the moon in a few weeks, experts say"We ended up with two pounds of scrap metal and 40 pounds of gun," he said.The weapons were bundled up in shrink wrap, he said.