You still have a memorial service.
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I think it’s seven years to get a declaration and certification of death for a missing person in the U.S. So closure is going to be a long process. A memorial service does not equate to a presumption of death. However, most of these deep rural communities know everybody in their community and their history with regard to just disappearing so I’m thinking in time the number of dead will be fairly accurate. The Youtube video which I posted earlier today ‘Hurricane from Hell’ showed the use of cadaver dogs to find the dead and the woman being interviewed on video said dog alert flags had been posted on the mud piles/flats along the gullies. I heard on the radio tonight that the a number of Amish have arrived to build mini-houses for the homeless for the winter.
Amish were there a week ago. My son was working there a week ago for a mission project. Asheville has a huge homeless population and they are transitory. It’s not uncommon for homeless people to be “missing”.