SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Crews found decades-old military gear while digging in the backyard of a home in Miami-Dade, Thursday.

A parachute, helmet and even military car parts were discovered at the home on Southwest 283rd Lane off Biscayne Drive.

The homeowner called police as a safety precaution.

“I was worried because it looked like — they told me — it was a military mine,” he said. “They were in the military and said, ‘You better call the police, you know? Because you never know what you could have found — a bomb or something down there.'”

Officials did respond and found no explosives, however.

The homeowner was building a new pool when he found the military gear.

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