Urine-damaged mail returned to senders

Naples postal employees are mailing back to the senders today up to 200 pieces of urine-damaged mail found in a mailbox in the city on Monday.

The wet, reeking mail was found by an employee at 10:30 a.m. Monday in a mailbox outside the Post Office on Goodlette-Frank Road in Naples, said Postal Service spokeswoman Debbie Mitchell said.

The urine, she said, appears to have been contained in a plastic bottle with a loose cap found inside a priority mail envelope in the mailbox.

On the advice of health officials, the pieces of mail were laid out to dry, Mitchell said.

The damaged postage was put in plastic bags which are being mailed back to the senders today along with letters of explanation of what happened and stamps so that new mail may be sent out, Mitchell said.

It isn't known who fouled the mail with urine, but such an act is a criminal offense that can result in fines and prison time, Mitchell said.

"It's not a smart thing to do," she said.
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