Becket, Massachusetts. Camp Lenox is a sleepaway-style summer camp for both girls and boys ages 7 to 16.
With more than 50 different activities and bathrooms located directly inside the cabins, this camp set in the Berkshires seems like a great place for a kid to spend a summer.
Well, some of their campers ended up having an experience they never bargained for after coming across something horrifying up there in the woods on the camp’s property.
The campers were out just trying to find some firewood when they happened across a dead man in the woods.
The Massachusetts State Police confirmed that the man had taken his own life and was in the woods for quite a while before the unlucky campers came across him.
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In light of the disturbing find, the camp decided the send one interesting note out to the parents, which quickly made the rounds on social media.
A woman named Bex Schwartz posted a copy of the letter to Twitter, and here’s what it says, below.
“Dear Friends, Color War broke out last night and the camp is buzzing with excitement for the greatest of all camp events,” the letter started out.
The letter then acknowledges that they had a “strange but true event” that happened that day.
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“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 letter continues.
“As they collected wood, they accidentally came upon the remains of a human body that appeared to have died quite a while ago.”
The camp said that they did contact the police, and they additionally provided counseling to the kids that found the man.
In case you thought the kids who made the discovery were traumatized for life, don’t worry, they appear to be ok.
“At this point, they seem emotionally stable and excited to be in Color War,” the letter explained.
Twitter; pictured above is a copy of the letter the camp sent home as shared by Bex Schwartz
You can view Bex’s original post on Twitter here.