{"id":256381,"date":"2026-04-07T21:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/256381\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:37:08","slug":"8-year-old-makes-jaw-dropping-discovery-in-his-sacramento-backyard-then-neighbors-are-evacuated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/256381\/","title":{"rendered":"8-year-old makes jaw-dropping discovery in his Sacramento backyard \u2014 then neighbors are evacuated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An 8-year-old boy in Sacramento County made a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/06\/us-news\/easter-egg-hunt-horror-as-kids-find-possible-human-skull\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jaw-dropping discovery<\/a> in his backyard \u2014 a live military mortar \u2014 setting off a neighborhood evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>North Patrol deputies responded just after noon when the homeowner\u2019s son <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/06\/science\/construction-workers-unearth-300-year-old-cannon-while-on-a-routine-dig-in-the-uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">uncovered the object while digging in their yard<\/a> on the 5500 block of Marconi Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Mateo, 8, described the object as \u201clike a bottle of missiles.\u201d ABC10<\/p>\n<p>It was suspected to be unexploded ordnance, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors waited outside their homes for four hours while the Sheriff\u2019s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team investigated the scene carefully.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities safely removed and destroyed the mortar with assistance from Air Force explosive ordnance disposal teams from Beale Air Force Base.<\/p>\n<p>After experts confirmed the threat, the U.S. Air Force arrived and confirmed the object was a live 81mm mortar.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities safely removed and destroyed the mortar with assistance from Air Force explosive ordnance disposal teams from Beale Air Force Base, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc10.com\/article\/news\/local\/fair-oaks-carmichael\/sacramento-county-family-shaken-after-child-discovers-live-military-mortar-backyard\/103-f6966240-d601-4786-a24b-e3f6112c57a1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ABC10.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 8-year-old spoke with the outlet one day after the incident. When asked to describe the object he found \u2014 Mateo \u2014 whose family moved in just two months earlier, answered, \u201clike a bottle of missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mirna Bermudez expressed concern that there could be more hidden explosives. ABC10<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is that right now I am scared that there could be other explosives in the yard,\u201d said Mateo\u2019s mom, Mirna Bermudez. \u201cThey are scared, the kids are scared of exploring in the yard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sgt. Edward Igoe of the Sacramento PD told was quoted as saying the munition dates back to 1953. ABC10<\/p>\n<p>Sgt. Edward Igoe of the Sacramento PD told the outlet that the munition discovered at the home dates back to 1953.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat munition itself has a capability to send frag out 1,000 feet,\u201d said Igoe.<\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>California Post Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a><br \/>California Post  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/>California Post Newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/>California Post App: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download here!<\/a><br \/>Home delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><\/a>Page Six Hollywood: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An 8-year-old boy in Sacramento County made a jaw-dropping discovery in his backyard \u2014 a live military mortar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[33087,7,4103,4182,10539,121,123,122,101494,3586],"class_list":{"0":"post-256381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-bomb","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-evacuations","11":"tag-metro","12":"tag-neighbors","13":"tag-sacramento","14":"tag-sacramento-headlines","15":"tag-sacramento-news","16":"tag-us-air-force","17":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}