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A torpedo washed up on Main Beach on the Gold Coast, sparking an emergency response. Picture: Surf Lifesaving Queensland The ‘suspicious device’ washed up on Main Beach on Thursday morning.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Gold Coast beach was closed down on Thursday morning after a torpedo was found washed up on the sand shortly after dawn.

Officers were made aware of the object, spotted on the sand of Main Beach at The Spit on the Gold Coast, at about 5:45am on Thursday. A 100m exclusion zone was subsequently set up while the police ...