JohnnyCanuck@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago'Dead' woman found breathing in coffin at own funeralwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11
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minus-squareRobert7301201@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAren’t bodies usually embalmed before funerals? In this case it’s a good thing she wasn’t, but usually it helps avoid the whole being buried alive problem.
minus-squareBush Wizard@lemmy.mlBlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI think it often depends on where the funeral is taking place. Where I’m from I don’t think bodies are embalmed.
minus-squarepackardgoose@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIn some parts of the world embalming is rare, either because of the cost or cultural taboos against it.
Aren’t bodies usually embalmed before funerals? In this case it’s a good thing she wasn’t, but usually it helps avoid the whole being buried alive problem.
I think it often depends on where the funeral is taking place. Where I’m from I don’t think bodies are embalmed.
In some parts of the world embalming is rare, either because of the cost or cultural taboos against it.