That is sad but so darn funny!
It was a horrible time for the family, happened about 30 years ago. My husbands uncle died of a heart attack and his body was tossed into a fish/ice house. The family had to pay off everyone (cash money) in the city government of Cozumel, from the mayor on down, before they would release his body to be shipped home.
That is only one of the bad experiences we have had in Mexico.