Inactive military bomb washes ashore at Santa Cruz County beach

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- An inactive bomb found on a Santa Cruz County beach has been declared safe.

The bomb was discovered on New Year's Eve at the Pajaro Dunes, near Santa Cruz.

It washed ashore just days after a High Surf Warning in that area.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office's bomb squad determined the missile-shaped explosive was inactive and belonged to the military.

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