rob
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DYING OUT OF COUNTRY
There is an article on death while out of home country at
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26508415/
Not the most upbeat topic, but having your ducks in a row when you drop off the twig (apologies) will surely help family and friends deal with a most
stressful situation.
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CaboRon
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thank's for the link .....
This is definately something that should be delt with ....
A huge burden on whomever has to bring you back home...
Or if you want to be burried here, make sure that is spelled out also.
CaboRon
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Diver
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A recent friend had traveled to Baja in questionable health.
They carried a body bag in their camper just in case.
In the event, his wife planned to throw some blankets over the body and drive for the border.
Might be the best way to go if you can get there. 
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Pescador
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Repatiration of a deceased body is usually handled by your med-evac policy. I had a lot of clients in my insurance agency who asked for so I
reviewed what I considered the best policies and the one I carry will return the body as well as significant other to where they want the body to be
returned to, make all legal arrangements with the government authorities, and provide the appropriate container. Kinda like don't leave home without
it.
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thebajarunner
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We had an extremely bad situation,
one of our guys was killed down by San Felipe,
Wrapped him in a blanket, laid him in the back seat and drove his body across.
(some of you that know me know this story, I am still reluctant to name names and specifics)
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TMW
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My older brother always tells me to just stuff him in a bag and bring him back if he dies while in Baja. My concern would be if caught by the US
agents at the border or when you get the body home the police are going to get involved aren't they and if so what happens? Bajarunner, when you got
the body back what kind of red tape did you go thru or was it a matter for the family doctor to take care of?
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woody with a view
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and don't let the meximilitary find the body at a checkpoint. or imagine how f***ed you'd be if a city cop stopped you for an infraction and noticed
your friend "sleeping!"
what to do?
edit: spelling
[Edited on 9-3-2008 by woody in ob]
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DENNIS
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I had a neighbor here who died in bed a couple of years back. I called the police and then called his wife in the states who took three days to drive
down with family.
Semafo, the county coroner, came out and took Ol' Mel to the morgue and iced him down till the wife arrived and proved her authority to make a
decision which was to cremate.
After a few days and a nominal amount of money, the family, with Ol' Mel in a jar, packed up his stuff and hit the road. I only know the amount paid
for the service was nominal because if it was one peso more than nominal, Ol' Mell would have languished in that freezer for eternity. Ol' Mell
wouldn't have liked that. He left Oregon to get out of the cold.
All in all, there was no problem with the after-death ordeal.
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