BECKET, Mass. (NEWS10)- Three teenage campers and a counselor from Camp Lenox found human remains in a wooded area in Becket, Massachusetts. The finding was confirmed by the camp and the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Friday afternoon.

Camp Lenox said three 16-year-olds and a camp counselor found the remains in an area located outside of the camp property. They the remains indicated the death occurred “quite a while ago,” and said the finding was reported to the police.

Andrew McKeever, Director of Communications at the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, confirmed the body was “in a state of decomposition.”

McKeever said the State Police Detective Unit is investigating the death. The body was taken into custody by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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