Authorities: Suspicious device rendered safe, Highway 53 reopened

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said a suspicious device that had been located on Wednesday morning in Lower Lake has been rendered safe and Highway 53 has been reopened.

The Napa County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad rendered the object safe on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Highway 53 in the area also has been reopened, the sheriff’s office reported.

While the device resembled an improvised explosive, it did not appear that the device was an explosive, authorities said.

The discovery of the object was reported to the sheriff’s office at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. It had been located in front of a business on Highway 53 near Highway 29 in Lower Lake.

The roadway in the area had been closed for close to three hours while the bomb squad responded.