Bomb found on Santa Cruz beach

A bomb washed ashore at a Santa Cruz beach and was found on New Year's Eve.

The Santa Cruz County sheriff's bomb squad said it was an "inert military ordnance" that turned up at Pajaro Dunes. 

It had probably been kicked up from its resting place in the ocean during a recent bout of rough surf that hit the coast, according to the sheriff's office The storm damaged areas like Capitola.

The bomb was removed by personnel from the Travis Air Force Base.

Solano County's Travis Air Force Base told Fox News Digital in an email that military personnel recovered the ordnance that washed ashore on Dec. 31.

"After safely performing an on-site visual inspection and x-ray scan, the item was deemed free of explosives and safe to transport to Travis AFB," a spokesperson said. "The item was determined to be a U.S. WWII era Navy practice bomb, model Mk 15, Mod 2. It is currently being retained with Travis [Explosive Ordnance Disposal] and will remain in place to prevent future concerns."