Boston angler reels in handgun

wgbassgirl · Post by **wgbassgirl** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:04 pm

Boston angler reels in handgun

Published September 24, 2012
Associated Press

BOSTON – A Boston man fishing for dinner at a city beach instead came up with an "upsetting and scary" catch -- a handgun.
Alberto Pina said he at first thought he'd hooked a big one when his fishing pole bent Sunday afternoon at Carson Beach, a day after he hauled in a 27-inch bluefish.
But what came out of the water was a barnacle-encrusted gun.
The 37-year-old Roxbury man said what was particularly upsetting is that he had his 3-year-old son with him.
Boston police spokeswoman Nicole Grant tells the Boston Herald that Pina called 911 at 6:11 p.m. to report his catch. Detectives were dispatched to the scene to recover the weapon and start an investigation.

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brendanc · Post by **brendanc** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:26 pm

That's crazy... I've snagged some fishing rods, tires and other things before, but this one takes the cake...

On a positive note perhaps they will be able to link the weapon to a crime that was never solved? Who knows...