- Children at a sleep-away camp stumbled upon a dead body while collecting firewood.
- The body was found in a "state of decomposition," Newsweek reported.
- The
campers appear to be "emotionally stable," according to an email to parents seen by the New York Post.
Children at a sleep-away camp in the Berkshires found a decomposing
Four campers at Camp Lenox in Berkshire County, all juveniles, found the remains at around 3.30 pm on Thursday, a
The kids reported the discovery to their camp counselors, who then called the police, the spokesperson said.
The body was found in a "state of decomposition" outside of the camp property, in a wooded area in the town of Becket, according to Newsweek.
State police identified the deceased individual as a 35-year-old man, Newsweek reported. Detectives are investigating his cause of death, the district attorney's office told the media outlet.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the man may have died by
The camp informed parents of the gruesome discovery by email on Thursday, the Post said.
"A counselor and 3 of our oldest campers were in the woods at the border of camp and private property collecting wood for a big event called 'Rope Burn," the email said.
The campers who stumbled upon the corpse appear to be "emotionally stable," the message continued.