What is the health risk when caskets are unearthed by floodwaters?
While this is a sensitive issue, unearthed caskets and embalmed bodies do not pose a public health risk. Caskets should be retrieved and secured until they can be identified. Unearthed caskets must be properly reburied. Any members of the public who find a body should report it immediately to local law enforcement authorities. Persons handling bodies should wear gloves.
