Ancient sword found in Sweden lake

The World

It’s not every day an 8-year-old playing in a lake finds an ancient sword. But that’s exactly what happened to Saga Vanecek in Sweden this summer. The sword is in great condition for being 1,500 years old. Host Marco Werman speaks with Saga and her father, Andy.

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