KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The discovery of a pipe bomb along the side of Soda Bay Road Tuesday morning resulted in a temporary road shutdown, with the device being detonated.
California Highway Patrol Officer Kory Reynolds said the device was found off the roadway west of the state park, near Sacramento Perch Drive.
Radio reports indicated the roadway was closed down near Clear Lake State Park at about 10:30 a.m.
Lake County Roads Division staff helped create a detour around the area while law enforcement secured the area, according to reports from the scene.
Reynolds said the device was detonated but didn't do anything; there was only a puff of smoke that came from it, he said.
“It was a real device but it didn't have any life-threatening power,” he said.
By about 11:30 a.m. the road had been reopened, said Reynolds.
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