Posted on 05/22/2009 11:25:24 PM PDT by Chet 99
As if the death of a family member weren't heart-wrenching enough, relatives of an obese Indiana woman were outraged Tuesday over the way the county coroner handled her death.
Hours after the death of 48-year-old Teresa Smith, who weighed over 750 pounds, a flatbed truck was sent to her apartment to retrieve the body, FOX affiliate WXIN-TV reported. The Marion County deputy coroner told the station that it was their only option because of her weight.
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This woman was actually starving on a cellular level.
Dump the carbs, HFCS, sugar, refined foods.
From years in the EMS business I know firsthand that a person of about 350 pounds is about the maximum that can be accommodated on an ambulance gurney. While newer equipment is being built to hold more weight, the problem is patient size. Someone weighing 750 pounds simply will not fit on the gurney nor likely in the doors of an ambulance or hearse. Note the apparent size of the body in the photo and tell me what type of conveyance would be needed to carry it other than a flatbed truck.
I feel sorry for her 13-year old son.
I sense a surplus of Soylent Green coming.
Prayers for Teresa.
They should have thought about that before letting her eat herself to death.
EPA undoubtedly will monitor the process.
Sweet mullet!
Dump the carbs, HFCS, sugar, refined foods.
She just did...
If they have an elevated funeral pyre for her, she’ll burn for three weeks...
“The relatives werent outraged by her monstrous size or obvious health problems, only by how her corpse was transported after she died no doubt from complications due to her extreme obesity. So much for priorities.”
I did not realize you were personal friends with the family and so familar with the deceased’s issues in life. Tell us more! Small world, huh!
lol...
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