Possible suspicious device

A possible suspicious device at Stumphouse Tunnel north of Walhalla turns out to be a bat research device belonging to Clemson University, and it poses no threat to the public. Oconee deputies were alerted this morning by a hiker, who came across the device near the middle tunnel. Anderson County Bomb Squad made it as far as the gate to the tunnel, but was cancelled once the device was determined not to be a threat.