I'm sure the family and others know this but it was no accident that no one was home.
John R CarpenterMarch 2, 2022
In March of 2005, a twenty pound 105mm artillery shell used for avalanche control hit the backyard of a house in Pleasant Grove, Utah. It missed its target by over 3 miles.
A young child who was watching TV excaped harm despite being covered with debris. See story at:
https://www.deseret.com/2005/3/29/19883755/shell-shocked-errant-avalanche-bomb-rips-pleasant-grove-home
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Corey D.March 6, 2022
I'm sure the family and others know this but it was no accident that no one was home.
John R CarpenterMarch 2, 2022
In March of 2005, a twenty pound 105mm artillery shell used for avalanche control hit the backyard of a house in Pleasant Grove, Utah. It missed its target by over 3 miles. A young child who was watching TV excaped harm despite being covered with debris. See story at: https://www.deseret.com/2005/3/29/19883755/shell-shocked-errant-avalanche-bomb-rips-pleasant-grove-home
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