The bum squad was called to a hospital in Gloucester, England after a man told doctors that there was a World War II anti-tank shell (projectile) lodged inside of him, authorities said.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) arrived at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Wednesday morning after hearing that “a patient had presented with a munition in his rectum,” a spokesperson for Gloucestershire Constabulary told Insider.
The item had already been removed by doctors by the time the bomb squad arrived, the spokesperson added, and the EOD confirmed that the shell (projectile) was “not live” and “therefore not a danger to the public.”
The unnamed patient told doctors he “slipped and fell” on the 17cm (6.7”) by 6cm (2.36”) armour-piercing projectile taken from his private arsenal of military collectables.
He said he had accidentally fallen on an explosive device dating back to World War 2 when he was having a clear out of his memorabilia.
“He said he put it on the floor then he slipped and fell on it — and it went up his arse.
