Kent Police officers and an Army bomb disposal team were called to West Bay yesterday (August 2) and a person found a metal object at the site.
The Ministry of Defence’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team assessed the object and confirmed it was not an explosive.
A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police was called at 11.35am on Monday 2 August after a member of the public found an unknown metal object in West Bay, Westgate-on-Sea.
“Officers attended to assist whilst the Ministry of Defence’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team assessed the object. They confirmed it was not an explosive, but removed the object from the beach.”