HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says it is investigating how piles of mail ended up in a Connecticut state forest during the weekend.
Hikers and horseback riders in Natchaug State Forest found about 150 pieces of mail, including bills and bank statements addressed to numerous people, the Hartford Courant reported.
They contacted the park ranger, who recommended calling the postal service.
"The good citizen hikers bundled the mail and contacted their home post office to begin that effort," USPS spokeswoman Maureen P. Marion said.
"It does not appear to be an employee issue at this time."
Most of the mail was from Mansfield and some was from Chaplin and Hampton, said Chaplin resident Janeen Rose, one of those who found the mail.
"Really, it was the weirdest thing to think that someone's stealing mail down there," Rose said.
