A girls youth group lived out the plot of a "Scooby-Doo" cartoon over the weekend when they stumbled on a convicted felon's campsite in an Indiana cave.
The girls were on the youth group's property when they stumbled on the abandoned campsite tucked away inside a cave overlooking a river and bluff.
Inside they found a tent, clothing, candles, ready-to-eat food, and some garbage, the DNR reported.
After the campsite was reported, conservation officers discovered that it was being used by a man who is currently supposed to be in jail for unrelated charges.
The DNR shared in a Facebook Post that investigators discovered the man was a convicted felon with a "lengthy criminal history." They believe that he came to the cave searching for a temporary hideout.
Conservation officers informed the man that his "home on the Indiana frontier was being dismantled."
Still, the DNR said in its post that "privately owned caves, just like any other property, regardless of posted signs or not, require permission from the landowners and are subject to the same criminal trespass laws."
So, despite the lucky strike by the intrepid gaggle of girls, when it comes to people who venture into caves that do not belong to them, the DNR shared some friendly advice.
"If you're going to play mountain man, do it on your own property, or get permission first," the DNR said in its post.
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