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(WTAQ-WLUK) — Visitors to Lake Michigan should be on the lookout for missing pyrotechnics that may wash ashore.
In a warning issued Tuesday, the Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan said three phosphorous pyrotechnics are currently unaccounted for.
The flares are from a joint military exercise between the Coast Guard and Air Force that was conducted in early May, offshore from Milwaukee. During the exercise, four phosphorous pyrotechnics that were deployed didn’t activate when entering the water.
Officials said the pyrotechnics are still considered armed when they do not activate. The devices produce a red smoke and flame that can reach temperatures of 2,900 degrees Fahrenheit.
One of the pyrotechnics was located by a lifeguard Monday on Montrose Beach in Illinois, but the remaining three are still missing.
The Coast Guard says anyone who finds a silver-shaped cylinder along the beach should contact 911.
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