Los Angeles County Buries Unclaimed Dead In Mass Grave

WhatInThe said:
Los Angeles County wound up burying the creamated remains of 1,400 unclaimed dead bodies in a mass grave. 200 people showed up for a service.

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-unclaimed-dead-20161201-story.html
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Is it possible that it's more about the cost to bury a claimed person, because not everyone has the money it takes. Finding out that so many in only one county are part of a system that deals with the dead was surprising to me. The quantity world wide must be a staggering amount.
 

Knight said:
Is it possible that it's more about the cost to bury a claimed person, because not everyone has the money it takes. Finding out that so many in only one county are part of a system that deals with the dead was surprising to me. The quantity world wide must be a staggering amount.
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I've read reports where LA is months behind on autopsies let alone locating next of kin. I can see how an older person especially can wind up with no relatives to claim the body. Being a transient state or area because of weather a lot of the deceased moved to LA for a job or lifestyle. But their family could be on the east coast. If family is already that far apart to begin with I can see it happening. Same for immigrants, tourists and/or homeless. I saw the headline days ago but I didn't see 200 attended the burial until today which was kind of nice.
 
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