May 13, 2019 01:53 PM

The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Department said a man had his "hand blown off" while handling homemade explosives late Sunday afternoon at a residence in Emily.

A release said deputies responded to the residence on the 42000 block of County Road 136 around 5 p.m. Upon arriving on the scene, they found an adult male with "extensive injuries" to his left hand. First aid was provided before the man was flown to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment of his injuries.