What happens to an unclaimed body?

By Forinfos - 11/08/2025 - 0 comments

According to the Daily News Journal, if a body is not claimed by family members or friends it is the counties' legal responsibility to find a burial spot for the body.

Some states have passed bills allowing the bodies to be cremated, says the Daily News Journal, which costs much less than a regular burial. Homeless people who pass on are the most common of the unclaimed bodies and most of them don't receive proper burials for many months after death, according to NPR News. Most of these bodies are not priority due to a lack of extra funds within the states responsible.

Login to Comment

Comments

Be the first to write a comment for this article.

Related Articles

What happens to unclaimed bank accounts? What happens to unclaimed scholarships? What happens at an unclaimed baggage auction? What happens to your body when you're drunk? What happens to unclaimed life insurance policies? What happens to unclaimed funds in a health savings account? What happens when your body becomes dehydrated? What happens if an electrically uncharged body is contacted by an electrically charged body? What happens if your body makes too much blood? What happens when the body shuts down?

Trending Articles

Can you rent an action movie from a library? How does a person make a printable newsletter? How does Juliet speak yet say nothing? How can you design blank diploma certificates? How can you attach speakers to a television? How do you sign up for newspaper delivery service? Is advice from Jim Cramer reliable? Is the Barefoot Contessa divorced? Is there a list of all movie titles from A to Z? How do you watch a rebroadcast of the CMA Awards?