MAGNET FISHERMAN PULLS A HAUL OF GUNS FROM THE RIVER IRWELL

Doug was out magnet fishing with his family after seeing others doing it on Youtube.

There has been a huge rise in the hobby over the last few years with people regularly tying a large and powerful magnet to a length of rope and hoping they pull something interesting out with each cast.

Well in this case Doug got more than he bargained for as he hauled out a sports bag containing a pump action shotgun, two hand guns and a collection of ammunition, all wrapped in plastic and tape and weighed down with rocks.

Doug had only been 'Fishing' for a few months and this came as a total surprise as in most cases it is the more mundane stuff like mountain bike frames, odd bits of metal and maybe a bed frame now and then.

The haul has since been handed into GMP for further investigation, it is unknown as yet if any of them have been used in crimes in the area.