VIDEO: Police divers find BB gun dumped in Sheffield river

The police underwater search team for the region sent divers into the River Don, off Attercliffe Road, Attercliffe, after a member of the public reported spotting somebody throwing a suspicious package into the water.

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A BB gun was recovered from the water.

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"The item was recovered and was found to be a BB gun. It has been placed into our property store."