SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The discovery of a suspicious package at the Camp Pendleton base sign forced the closure of the base’s main gate and two Interstate 5 off-ramps for several hours.
Camp Pendleton officials said the “unaccompanied” item was found at the concrete sign at around 5 a.m.
Due to the discovery, officials shut down the base’s gate at San Rafael Drive. As part of the response, the California Highway Patrol closed the northbound I-5 off-ramps to Vandegrift Boulevard and Harbor Drive.
While the road and gate closures were in place, military personnel deployed a robot to inspect the object at the sign. Aerial footage from Sky10 showed a member of a bomb squad examining the item.
Base officials did not release any information on the suspicious object.
The base’s main gate was reopened by 11:45 a.m., base officials said.
The CHP also reopened both off-ramps by 11:45 a.m.
