Police urge Outer Banks vacationers not to leave guns behind

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC — Police are urging vacationers to keep track of their guns after a cleaning service found a loaded pistol in the room where children typically stay at an Outer Banks beach house.

The Virginian Pilot reports that a Glock handgun was found in a drawer at a rental in Kill Devil Hills last week.

A family with children moved in this week after the room was used by adults the week before. It had toys in a closet and bunk beds. The cleaning service owner Stephanie Lancaster turned the gun in to Kill Devil Hills police.

The department says it was the third one left at a beach rental that week.

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