Two men at the center of a viral video are facing hundreds of dollars in fines after they found a large amount of explosives - many stuffed in a Delta Airlines bag - in the waters of Fort Stewart.
Two men at the center of a viral video are facing hundreds of dollars in fines after they found a large amount of explosives - many stuffed in a Delta Airlines bag - in the waters of Fort Stewart.
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.
Two men at the center of a viral video are facing hundreds of dollars in fines after they found a large amount of explosives - many stuffed in a Delta Airlines bag - in the waters of Fort Stewart.
Two magnet fishers at the center of a viral video are facing hundreds of dollars in fines after they pulled some wild stuff from the waters in Fort Stewart.
Matt Jackson and Bryce Nachtwey travel all across the country throwing their magnets in, pulling up some unique finds and filming their adventures for their YouTube channel.
“We've found missing cars, murder weapons that've solved cold cases, cannonballs, explosives, just nothing as far as this magnitude as far as stolen military equipment,” said Jackson.
They found dozens of 50-caliber rounds, an anti-tank tracer round, a flare, an old HUM-V communications system and -- get this -- 86 military rockets. A majority were stuffed in a Delta Airlines duffle bag.
“When they scanned them to see if they were all active, they were all 100% active. They were ready to explode. As a matter of fact, everything we found that day was active,” Jackson told WJCL.
But instead of being thanked for finding all that, they were each given three tickets. One for not having a Fort Stewart permit, another for entering a closed area and the last for unauthorized use of a metal detector.
WJCL reached out to Fort Stewart officials for comment. They issued a statement saying, in part, that what Jackson and Nachtwey did wasn't allowed. They added that because it's an active base, there is potential for items like that to end up in a river.
We asked army officials if there was an explanation for the rockets found in the Delta bag and they told me that the incident is still under investigation.
“The officer actually asked me in the video, 'Well it looks like you're gonna be done magnet fishing.' I said, 'Nope. Just going to motivate me more,’” Nachtwey said.
The pair are now awaiting trial in late September. In the meantime, the team will be sticking around the area and continuing to explore.
Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites.