Chirping Easter eggs used in special-needs hunt

DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Bomb-squad members rigged special chirping Easter eggs for children with special needs to hunt in eastern Missouri.

Cpl. Steve Case said it took his crew about 10 minutes per egg to wire a switch to a nine-volt battery and a small speaker. The beeping sensors made it easier for visually impaired children to find the eggs during a weekend hunt at a park in St. Charles County's Dardenne Prairie.

Case said watching the children hunt the eggs made all the burns from the soldering irons worth it.

The event was organized by the St. Charles County Parks & Recreation Department and the St. Charles County Police Department.