Possible military device discovered on newly formed NC island

A U.S. Navy crew was headed Friday afternoon to a newly formed island off the coast of North Carolina to determine if an object found there is a military device.

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The sandbar, known as Shelly Island, formed off Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks as little more than a bump in early April.

The object found on Shelly Island is heavily encrusted with marine growth, according to WTVD.

The Dare County Emergency Management blocked access to the island on Friday, while a military bomb disposal team investigated the object.

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