Watch: SUV spotted parked atop dumpster in Florida

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The mystery of an SUV seen perched on top of a Florida dumpster was revealed to have involved a poorly-timed parking job, a construction site and a forklift.

Scott Greenberg said he was on his way to the store when he spotted the vehicle parked on top of a dumpster off East Point Drive in Fort Myers.

"I had to do a double take. I texted my buddy. I'm like, 'Is that fair game? Is that free?' It's in the dumpster," Greenberg told WBBH-TV.

It turned out the SUV had been lifted onto the dumpster by a forklift operated by a construction worker helping to build a new apartment complex.

Workers said the vehicle had been left parked in a work area.

"Sometimes when you park where you're not supposed to, this is what happens," a construction worker said.

The vehicle was later removed from the dumpster and relocated to a parking space away from the work area.

Construction workers said they learned the SUV belongs to a contractor who loans it out to out-of-town workers in need of transportation.