Burry Port, Wales A family beach trip was made even more exciting when they discovered a large "buoy" onshore at Burry Port. Mom took pictures and videos of her 6-year-old and 4-year-old posing with the barnacle-covered item, which her son even knocked on and touched.

The family was shocked to find days later, however, that the "buoy" was actually an old military mine. Local bomb disposal responders safely detonated the item in a controlled explosion.

The exact type of mine was not reported, however, UXOInfo.com's UXO specialists believe then munition is consistent with a WWII era MK6 sea mine.