Shell from Camp Ripley lands on couple's property
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Camp Ripley has made some changes in artillery firing after a 102-pound shell landed on a rural Pillager couple's property.
No one was hurt. The shell missed Rich and Kathy Nelson's house on April 7 but damaged some trees.
The Nelsons weren't home, but a construction crew installing cabinets was taking a break when the shell flew over the garage.
Capt. Ross Nieber of Camp Ripley says BAE Systems, a defense company, was testing weapons that day. The company fired eight inert rounds, and one of the rounds flew about 800 meters off Camp Ripley property onto the Nelsons' property.
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Nieber says Camp Ripley temporarily shut down its artillery firing after the incident. The camp has added a larger buffer to companies testing weapons and is changing the direction that weapons are shot.
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Information from: Brainerd Dispatch, http://www.brainerddispatch.com
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