Police temporarily evacuated a section of Brigantine Beach Saturday morning as a bomb squad combed the sand in search of a reported improvised explosive device.

Beach badge checkers found a note Saturday morning saying that an IED was buried in the sand, according to the Brigantine Police Department. People were evacuated from the Cove area of the beach and access was restricted as the Atlantic City Bomb Squad looked for the device, but nothing was found.

Mass exodus from the Cove in Brigantine. Highly unusual sight on a beautiful Saturday. pic.twitter.com/hY5ZbI0WPY — Denise Nakano (@DeniseNakanoTV) July 6, 2019

The beach reopened shortly after 1:30 p.m.