Army to test vials found at wildlife refuge

 
By Josh Rabe
Published: April 26, 2007

JET — Officials suspect a vial of an unknown chemical that sickened a Boy Scout digging for crystals last weekend is a remnant of World War II Army operations at a wildlife refuge, but declined Wednesday to speculate what the vial contained.

The Scout accidentally broke the vial while digging for selenite crystals Saturday at the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, exposing him to an unknown, yellow liquid...


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