警长说，数百个联邦快递包裹被发现扔进了阿拉巴马州的峡谷中

(CNN)Hundreds of FedEx packages were discovered discarded in a ravine Wednesday in Blount County, Alabama, some 40 miles northeast of Birmingham, according to the local sheriff's office.

Deputies responded Wednesday afternoon to a ravine on private property, where they discovered 300 to 400 FedEx packages of assorted sizes that appeared to have been thrown into the ravine, the Blount County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Facebook.

"Hopefully we will have some answers soon," the office said.

An area manager for FedEx responded to the scene, the sheriff's office said, and the company "sent multiple trucks and drivers from all over the south" who were set to begin loading the packages at sunrise Thursday.

An update by the sheriff's office Thursday morning said officials were "making a dent" in the cleanup and recovery effort.

In a statement to CNN, FedEx said the "security of our customers' shipments is a top priority and we are committed to treating our customers' packages with the utmost care."

"We are taking steps to recover and transport the affected packages as quickly as possible," the statement said. "In addition to cooperating with law enforcement, we are conducting a review of this situation and will take the appropriate action."

CNN's Dakin Andone contributed to this report.

警长说，数百个联邦快递包裹被发现扔进了阿拉巴马州的峡谷中

（美国有线电视新闻网）据当地警长办公室称，周三在阿拉巴马州布朗特县位于伯明翰东北约 40 英里的一个峡谷中发现数百个联邦快递包裹被丢弃。

布朗特县警长办公室在 Facebook 上的一份声明中说，代表们周三下午对私人财产的一处峡谷做出了回应，他们在那里发现了 300 到 400 个大小不一的联邦快递包裹，这些包裹似乎被扔进了峡谷。

“希望我们能很快得到一些答案，”该办公室说。

警长办公室表示，联邦快递的一名区域经理对现场做出了回应，该公司“从南部各地派出了多辆卡车和司机”，他们将在周四日出时开始装载包裹。

警长办公室周四上午发布的最新消息称，官员们正在“削弱”清理和恢复工作。

联邦快递在给 CNN 的一份声明中表示，“客户货物的安全是重中之重，我们致力于以最谨慎的方式对待客户的包裹。”

声明说：“我们正在采取措施尽快恢复和运输受影响的包裹。” “除了与执法部门合作外，我们正在对这种情况进行审查，并将采取适当的行动。”

CNN 的 Dakin Andone 为本报告做出了贡献。