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[morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - Black - 08-11-2014
If theoretically someone fell off a boat about 2 miles off shore (theoretically Lake Michigan) and the coast guard theoretically gave up searching.... what would the likelihood be that the body will turn up? Or otherwise asked, is it somewhat typical for the body never to turn up?
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - rz - 08-11-2014
depends on currents. Why do you want to know? Have someone in mind?
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - Paul F. - 08-11-2014
Depends on how well you weighted the body...
More seriously;
I don't know anything about lake Michigan currents, but bodies turn up here (Northern California) on shore from time to time after being "missing persons" for weeks, occasionally a bit longer.
Just this morning, a deceased person was found two miles off shore - I think the news story said he was last seen " a couple weeks ago".
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - rjmacs - 08-11-2014
It depends on how good a plot twist it would make. The better the twist, the more likely that it will turn up. Don't you watch the movies?
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - OWC Jamie - 08-11-2014
several inches of body fat would likely float and get wind driven to a beach
a leaner body would sink for several days and then the gasses from decomposition would refloat it unless the carcass vented and didn't float. Then the perch and trout might nibble at it.
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - Uncle Wig - 08-11-2014
Black wrote:
If theoretically someone fell off a boat about 2 miles off shore (theoretically Lake Michigan) and the coast guard theoretically gave up searching.... what would the likelihood be that the body will turn up? Or otherwise asked, is it somewhat typical for the body never to turn up?
What kind of boat?
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - gabester - 08-11-2014
Look out for those murder cleanup billboards too.
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - GGD - 08-11-2014
I suspect that these have more details.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Crews-Search-Lake-Michigan-for-Missing-Boater-270661871.html
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Coast-Guard-searching-for-54-year-old-male-in-Lake-Michigan-near-Chicago-270663531.html
Uncle Wig wrote:
[quote=Black]
If theoretically someone fell off a boat about 2 miles off shore (theoretically Lake Michigan) and the coast guard theoretically gave up searching.... what would the likelihood be that the body will turn up? Or otherwise asked, is it somewhat typical for the body never to turn up?
What kind of boat?
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - cbelt3 - 08-11-2014
My nephew's body was retrieved some 10 miles downstream from where he fell into the MIssouri river in an accident. 6 months later. They identified him from his wallet and driver's license. In Lake Erie, folks usually wash up on beaches the following spring.
Hope the victim was not a friend.
If an enemy, may I recommend a good grade of cement for overshoes ? :devil:
Re: [morbid] Bodies lost in water..... - Catzilla - 08-11-2014
billb wrote:Exactly. We have done rescues that became unsuccessful recoveries. Several weeks/days later they surface.
several inches of body fat would likely float and get wind driven to a beach
a leaner body would sink for several days and then the gasses from decomposition would refloat it unless the carcass vented and didn't float. Then the perch and trout might nibble at it.