80-year-old’s walking stick confiscated at airport for the strangest reason
An 80-year-old woman catching a flight in the US has had her walking stick confiscated before boarding, after airport security found that it was concealing a large sword.
The woman, who was boarding a flight at Myrtle Beach International Airport in South Carolina, was apparently oblivious to the presence of the knife and stunned when her walking stick was confiscated by the airport staff.
TSA regional spokesman Mark Howell, “She had no clue it was in there. It happens a lot, actually. People pick them up at a thrift store and the sword isn’t found until we X-ray it.”
The cane was reportedly purchased from a thrift store by the woman’s son. Once the elegant bronze handle was twisted and tugged, out came a sword.
Have you ever had an item confiscated at the airport?
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