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A four year old girl made an alarming discovery when she came across a knife with a 12inch blade while beachcombing at Bordeaux with her family.
Ella Savident asked to be taken beachcombing following recent reports of cargo washing up on Guernsey beaches after a spill in the Channel.
Pictured: The knife found at Bordeaux by four-year-old Ella Savident.
Ella’s mum, Sophie Savident, said it was lucky that Ella knows what is and is not safe to touch.
“Ella has a very good understanding of what she is and is not allowed to handle, so she just stood by the knife and called me and her nan over to it,” she said.
“I was shocked by the size of it. Luckily, Ella knows what is safe to touch - a younger child may not have been so lucky.”
Pictured: Ella Savident had the understanding to call her mum over rather than pick up the large knife which she discovered on the beach.
Ella also found plastic, cat gut and a fishing weight at Bordeaux.
The family disposed of those items and took the knife to Ella's grandfather to dispose of safely at his work.
Ms Savident started beachcombing with Ella and her brother, Leo, during one of the covid-19 lockdowns.
“Ella and Leo are very into helping keep public areas clean and Ella has become hooked on beachcombing,” she said.
Pictured: Since lockdown, beachcombing has been a popular hobby for Ella Savident and her family.
Ella said she has fun beachcombing.
"I like it because it helps the animals," she said.
"When I found the knife, I knew I wasn't allowed to touch it, so I called for my mum to come and help me."
On another beachcombing trip - this time at Richmond - Ella recently found what her mum believes was part of the hull of an old boat.
Pictured: Ella Savident with another beachcombing find at Richmond.
Ms Savident thinks the knife found at Bordeaux may have been from a fishing boat.
“We think it’s likely that the knife was probably from a fishing boat and fell overboard," she said.
"I would say people should be more careful where knives are put when they are not in use to prevent this from happening.
“Anyone using the beaches should take something with them to put their rubbish in and take it off the beach with them when they leave.”
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