Inside the Maldives Cave Diving Disaster

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Inside the Maldives Cave Diving Disaster  EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSION • MORTUARY SCIENCE • UNDERWATER RECOVERY  Five divers entered an underwater cave system in the Maldives…  and never came back out.  This case has completely captivated me because the deeper I researched it, the more horrifying the details became. We’re talking cave diving, recovery operations, decomposition underwater, a mother and daughter diving together.... and investigators now believing the group may have taken the wrong tunnel while trying to escape.....   In today’s Morbid Monday, we’re breaking down:  what investigators think happened  why cave diving is one of the most dangerous things humans can do  the body recovery operation  what happens to the human body underwater  and the science behind this heartbreaking tragedy  This entire story has been sitting heavy with me...  #morbidmonday #educationalpurposes #deatheducation #mortuaryscience #recovery #maldives #diving #underwater #stories #mortician

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00:01Unless you live under a rock, which honestly, maybe you do, I don't know your life, you have

00:06probably seen the headlines about the group of divers who vanished inside an underwater cave

00:10system in the Mount Thieves. And ever since I first saw the story, I have been absolutely

00:15hyper fixated on it, concerningly invested, because the deeper I got into the details,

00:20the more this entire thing started sounding like underwater final destination. We're talking

00:25experienced divers trapped 165 feet underwater inside a cave system. And somehow, things

00:32went catastrophically wrong. And I cannot stop thinking about it. Is there something wrong

00:36with me? Maybe. Probably. Anyways, I basically took it upon myself to put all of the pieces

00:41of the story together, because every time I opened another article, it somehow got more

00:46horrifying. So now, we have what investigators believe happened, the recovery timeline, where

00:51the divers were found inside the cave, the body recovery operation, the recovery diver

00:57who also lost his life, and even the cave recovery team's theory about what they think happened

01:02down there. I don't know if you've been following this case as closely as I have, but don't worry,

01:07I'm here to save the day and spiral about it with you. That's why you're here, right? Because

01:11underneath all the headlines and recovery operations, this is still the story of five people who went

01:17into that cave together and never came back out. This feels like a terrible time to break out in

01:23song. So I'm going to whisper it. I'm going with it. You'll make it better. Cause it's just another

01:29morbid Monday. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wish it was Friday. Death dying and decay. Whoa, whoa. It's gonna be a great

01:41day. Okay. Anyways, somebody clicked on this video for the first time and is absolutely regretting

01:47their life choices right now. Hi, I'm Lauren. Welcome to the mortuary. Cue the intro.

02:02On May 14th, 2026, a yacht called the Duke of York headed out into the waters of the Maldives,

02:08carrying a group of Italian tourists and divers. What was supposed to be a beautiful day of diving

02:13in paradise would quickly become one of the deadliest diving disasters in Maldives history.

02:19Among the passengers preparing for the dive were 51 year old ecology professor, Monica Montefalcone,

02:25her 20 year old daughter, Georgia, so McCall, marine biologist, Federico Walterry, researcher,

02:32Muriel Odenino and diving instructor, Gianluca Benedetti. I'm so sorry if I pronounced

02:38any of those incorrectly. I was born in the Midwest and words are hard sometimes, don't you know?

02:43Now, this wasn't just some casual tourist dive. Monica and Muriel were in the Maldives as part of

02:49a scientific mission connected to the University of Genoa. They were researching coral ecosystems,

02:55biodiversity, and the effects climate change is having on tropical marine environments. And Monica

03:00herself was an incredibly experienced underwater diver. According to her husband, Carlo,

03:06she had completed around 5,000 dives and was considered an exceptionally skilled diver. Which

03:12makes this entire story even more unsettling because these weren't inexperienced tourists making

03:18reckless decisions on vacation for YouTube views. There were also supposed to be a sixth diver joining

03:24the group that fateful day. But at the last minute, she decided not to descend, not knowing that that

03:29decision would ultimately save her life. Which I'm sorry, there's that final destination energy I

03:36mentioned in the intro. Full body chills. Why didn't she go? Did she have a bad feeling? Did she have

03:40a

03:41dream? A premonition, if you will? I don't know if we'll ever know, but I'm pretty sure she's thankful

03:45she didn't go. Now, the dive site itself is where things start getting really creepy. The group was

03:50descending into a notoriously difficult underwater cave system near Alamatha and Vavu Atoll called

03:58Divana Kandu. Say that five times fast. Although some reports also refer to it as simply, and I'm

04:04gonna go with the simply name because I can actually say it, Shark Cave. Which is already a name that

04:09would

04:09make me stay on the boat with a snack and a life jacket and hopefully a margarita. Because this is

04:14just

04:14not a normal reef dive. The cave system sits around 55 to 60 meters underwater, roughly 165 to almost

04:24200 feet deep. And the cave already had a reputation for being extremely, extremely difficult. Strong

04:32currents, deep chambers, tight passageways, poor visibility, and dark sections where natural light

04:38completely disappears. Nightmare fuel. And after looking at the footage from inside the cave, yeah,

04:44some portions are dark. Like pitch black dark. Like your flashlight becomes your entire world dark.

04:51According to reports, the divers were using standard 12 liter scuba cylinders instead of the kind of

04:58highly specialized cave diving setup technical divers would normally use for a dive this deep.

05:04And to kind of dumb that down on why that matters, yes, I looked into it. The deeper you go

05:09underwater, the faster you burn through your air. Because the pressure underwater is compressing

05:15the air that you breathe. So even though the tanks are physically the same size and 165 feet deep,

05:22your body is using that air way faster than it would near the surface. Which meant the deeper they got

05:29into this cave system, the less time they had to explore and safely get back out. Experts now believe

05:37they may have only had around 10 minutes, 10 minutes, maybe even less before needing to turn around and

05:45begin exiting the cave system. And that's before you factor in panic, heavy breathing, confusion,

05:51or potentially getting lost. Because cave diving is one of those few situations where human beings can

05:57become fully aware they are trapped. You cannot swim upward. There is a rock above you, darkness around

06:02you, and however much air is left in your tank. So the group geared up and entered into the water

06:08and

06:08descended into shark cave. And then they never came back up. At first, nobody knew exactly what had happened

06:15underwater. All the people on board the Duke of York knew was that the divers had gone down and they

06:21weren't coming back up.

06:22And with a dive this deep, time matters. Because at nearly 165 feet underwater, this is not the kind of

06:30situation

06:31where divers can just casually stay down longer than planned. So when the group failed to resurface,

06:36emergency recovery operations started almost immediately. And from what I've read, the first

06:42divers entering the cave system quickly realized this was going to be far worse than anyone expected. Because visibility

06:49inside portions of the cave was already difficult and the deeper sections completely dark. Then on May 15th,

06:56the day after the group disappeared, Maldivian recovery divers made the first devastating discovery.

07:02The body of diving instructor Gianluca Benedetti was recovered closer to the entrance of the cave system,

07:09not far from the exit. Heartbreaking, which immediately makes your brain start spiraling. Did he try to lead

07:15them out? How did he get separated from the group? Because the remaining four divers were still missing

07:20deeper inside the cave. And at that point, recovery crews were beginning to realize the group was

07:26definitely trapped somewhere further inside the cave system itself. Side note, cave diving or caves in

07:33general are terrifying to me for one specific reason. You cannot go straight up. There is no emergency exit.

07:39And if you lose your way inside of the cave, you are completely dependent on memory, visibility,

07:45guidelines, if you have one, and however much air you have left. Terrifying. Count me out team.

07:51And then the body recovery mission itself turned deadly. I don't know if you heard about this,

07:55but 43 year old Maldivian military diver named Staff Sergeant Muhammad Mahadi became ill during recovery

08:03operations after diving into the cave system, searching for the missing divers. And later he died.

08:09Which means now this cave system had claimed six lives total. According to reports, he died from

08:16decompression sickness, also known as the bends. And if you've never heard of that before, basically

08:22what happens is this. The deeper you go underwater, the more pressure your body is under. That pressure

08:28causes gas like nitrogen to dissolve into your tissues. Then when divers ascend, they have to come up

08:34slowly enough for those gases to safely leave the body again. But if that process gets disrupted,

08:41those gases can form bubbles inside the bloodstream and tissues, which can cause severe pain, paralysis,

08:48confusion, breathing problems, strokes, and even death. And the fact that a trained military recovery

08:54diver died during the search tells you just how dangerous that cave environment really was. The Maldivian

09:00National Defense Force called off their recovery efforts to locate the bodies of the remaining

09:05four divers on Saturday, May 16th. And that's when a specialized team of Finnish cave divers from Dan

09:12Europe were brought in. And I want to note that these are not standard recreational divers. These are elite

09:19technical cave divers specifically trained for deep cave penetration, complex underwater navigation,

09:26recovery operations, and high risk environments where even trained rescuers can die, which by this

09:33point had already happened. So when the Finnish recovery team entered the cave system, they knew

09:37they were diving into an environment that had already taken the lives of six people. And what they

09:43discovered inside Shark Cave would finally begin piecing together the horrifying final moments of the

09:49group. So the specialized dive team is made up of three divers. One is tasked with the actual body

09:55recovery, the second with operational safety support, and the third with documenting everything about

10:02the dive site and the body recovery. Almost like a medical examiner mortician team, but make it diver

10:08edition style. The cave is their crime scene and everything is documented. And once the Finnish recovery

10:15team entered the cave, investigators finally started getting a clearer picture of what may have happened

10:21inside Shark Cave. According to their reports, the cave system begins with a large chamber that's actually

10:28fairly open and bright. There's a sandy bottom. Natural light reaches portions of the entrance. Visibility

10:34at first doesn't seem all that terrible. The cavern, it seems peaceful almost. This cavern is where the first

10:41body diving instructor Gianluca was found by the Mount Devian authorities days earlier. Recovery

10:47divers continue swimming through the cave system describing a long corridor leading into a secondary

10:54chamber where natural light completely disappears. And between these chambers was this sort of sandy

11:01underwater sand bank or ridge that the divers actually had to swim over and then slightly downward to get

11:10into the darker chamber beyond it. Now this is the detail that gave me full body anxiety because

11:17according to the recovery team, once divers crossed over that sandy embankment and turned around to leave,

11:24maybe just double check where they came from, the cave visually changed. The sand bank made the actual

11:31exit corridor blend into the cave walls, almost like the way out disappeared entirely. And nearby that exit was

11:41another tunnel, a dead end tunnel, only a few dozen meters long, but with absolutely no exit. Finnish recovery

11:49divers said they began noticing disturbances along the cave floor signs. There had been some pretty good

11:56movement there before eventually locating the divers inside what he described as a pitch black section of

12:04the cave. Under flashlights, recovery divers located three of the Italian divers bodies on the cave floor and one of

12:11them was floating against the roof of the cave. Which means investigators now believe the group may have

12:18accidentally mistaken the dead end tunnel for the real exit while trying to escape the cave. And if that's true,

12:24this is one of the most terrifying things I can literally imagine. Because remember, these divers were

12:30already deep underwater, burning through air quickly due to the pressure inside complete darkness, likely relying

12:38entirely on dive lights and memory. And once panic starts underwater, everything gets worse. Your breathing

12:45speeds up, your air disappears faster, your thinking becomes less clear. And cave diving experts say

12:53disorientation inside underwater caves can happen incredibly quickly, especially if sediment gets

12:59disturbed. Sediment is that weird mucky sand on the bottom, right? You kick it up and everything gets

13:05cloudy. Which, based on some footage I've watched from this exact cave on YouTube, it would not take much to

13:11kick up that sediment. Because some portions of this cave are so dark that once that sediment gets kicked up,

13:17your

13:17flashlight basically becomes useless. You are in complete blackness. And that thought

13:22makes my chest hurt. Because hearing that all of the divers were found practically grouped together

13:27inside that dead end tunnel instead of scattered throughout the cave means they likely stayed together

13:34until the very end. And I keep thinking about that mother and daughter because as horrifying as this

13:39already was, there's something especially heartbreaking about imagining a mother trying to protect her daughter

13:44in those final moments while both of them realized they couldn't find a way out. And weirdly enough,

13:50I have to throw this in there. I keep hoping visibility did collapse quickly for them because

13:55if enough sediment got kicked up inside that cave, it might have created what divers call a silt out.

14:01Basically, underwater blindness. You can't see the walls. You can't see the exit. You sometimes can't

14:06even see your own hand in front of your face. And as horrible as that sounds, part of me hopes

14:10it happened

14:10quickly enough that they didn't fully have to watch each other die. Does anyone else's brain think like I do?

14:16Because the alternative is almost too awful to think about. So by now, investigators were beginning to believe

14:22this may have been a simple navigation mistake inside one of the least forgiving environments on Earth.

14:30So by Wednesday, May 20th, the Specialized Finnish Recovery Team had finally recovered all of the remaining

14:36four divers from inside the cave system. Which means these bodies have been submerged underwater inside Shark Cave

14:43for almost an entire week. The divers bodies were turned over to the Mount Devian authorities who are

14:49overseeing the investigation and autopsy process before the victims can eventually be released back

14:54to their families. And from a mortuary science perspective, a week underwater is a long time,

15:01especially in warm tropical salt water. Because decomposition does not stop underwater. It just changes.

15:08And yes, this is the part of the video where we talk about decomposition because it would not be

15:12a Lauren the Mortician episode otherwise. Which again, completely normal. Normal part of what happens

15:18after death. Not normal to die in a cave system, but decomposition is completely normal after death.

15:23I mean, it's expected. Now, a lot of people imagine underwater bodies immediately floating around

15:29dramatically like in the movies, but that's usually not what happens initially. Most bodies actually sink at

15:36first. Especially divers. Because they're wearing heavy tanks, weight systems, wetsuits, gear, and equipment

15:43specifically designed to help control buoyancy underwater. But as decomposition begins, bacteria

15:50inside the body naturally start producing gases. And over time, those gases can create buoyancy changes.

15:57Now, here's where this gets especially interesting in deep water. At depths like 165 feet, that pressure

16:04underwater is incredibly intense. We've established that. The pressure compresses gases inside the body,

16:10which can delay the bloating and floating people normally associate with decomposition. So bodies

16:16at depth often remain submerged much longer than people expect. Which is why I found one recovery detail

16:24especially interesting. When one of the divers was found floating against the roof of the cave, while the

16:29other three were found lower toward the cave floor. And scientifically, that actually makes sense.

16:35Because that underwater buoyancy after death can dramatically vary depending on your body composition,

16:42how much residual trapped air you have inside your equipment, your own bodily decomposition gases,

16:49the positioning of the body, currents, weights, and even tiny differences in their gear setup.

16:55So even though all four divers were in the same cave system, their bodies may not have behaved the same

17:00way underwater over those several days. And something else people might not realize is that underwater

17:06death investigations involve much more than just an autopsy itself. Investigators also examined the dive

17:14computer data, oxygen usage, equipment, cave conditions, witness statements, and sometimes video footage.

17:21Which brings us to Monica's go pro. Because according to her husband, she frequently recorded her dives,

17:29all of her dives. And if that camera was recovered, it may become one of the most important pieces of

17:34evidence

17:35and understanding what happened inside that cave. Not necessarily for the public. And personally, I don't even know

17:41if we should ever see footage like that. But for the investigators and for the families, it could help explain

17:47final timelines, visibility conditions, navigation decisions, and what exactly went wrong inside shark cave.

17:54And sometimes understanding what happened is part of helping families process the impossible.

18:00As of filming this, the investigation into the shark cave disaster is still ongoing. Autopsy results are still pending.

18:08That could take months. I'm not even gonna lie. Investigators are still reviewing the dive conditions,

18:13and families are still waiting for answers about what exactly happened inside that cave system.

18:18But I think the reason this story has affected so many people around the world is because it taps

18:23into one of the most primal human fears imaginable. Darkness, confusion, running out of time,

18:30and being trapped somewhere you cannot escape. I don't know about you, but I still cannot stop thinking

18:34about the mother and daughter team. Because no matter how experienced Monica was,

18:39at the end of the day, she was still a mom underwater beside her child. And there's just something deeply

18:45heartbreaking about imagining their final moments together. Especially knowing that the group

18:50appeared to stay together instead of separating throughout the cave system. And maybe that's one

18:55of the small comforts in all of this is that they weren't alone. And then there's that GoPro footage,

19:01which I will absolutely be following this to see if there is any tidbits of that released or talked

19:06about because I know that they're going to be able to piece together what happened if they're able to

19:11examine that footage. And a part of me is dying to know what the camera shows. But then the other

19:16part

19:16of me thinks, do we really need to see that as the public? Because this wasn't just a diving accident.

19:21This was five human beings trapped underwater in darkness trying to find their way out. And that

19:26thought has honestly stayed with me since I first read about this case because they trusted Monica.

19:32She was experienced. Highly experienced. Her husband said she had around 5,000 dives under her belt.

19:39That's incredible. So imagine being down there following someone you trust completely who's done

19:43this 5,000 times and then suddenly realizing none of you can find the exit. Morbid thoughts. I have to

19:49say this. I have to know if you think like I do. What keeps getting me emotionally about this case

19:53is this. They likely didn't all lose oxygen at the same moment because underwater panic changes

19:59everything. The faster you breathe, the faster your air disappears, which means some of them may

20:05have had more time than others. And as awful as this sounds, I keep wondering who stayed calm the

20:11longest. Was it Monica because she had the most experience or was it worse for her because she

20:17understood exactly what was happening? Because with her level of experience, she had to know how little

20:23air they truly had left. She had to understand what that wrong tunnel meant. And that's the part of the

20:29story that I cannot stop thinking about, that I'm laying awake at night thinking about. Not the

20:33headlines, not the sharks, not even the cave itself. Just that absolutely devastating human

20:38moment of realizing we can't find the way out. And do I think that footage will ever publicly be

20:43released? Honestly, I have no idea. That decision will likely be up to the Maldivian investigators and

20:48the families involved. And truthfully, part of me hopes it never gets released because at the end of the

20:52day they were still real human beings in what were likely terrifying final moments. But let's say they do

20:58release the camera clips. Another part of me wonders if portions of that footage could someday be used

21:03as a warning because this tragedy didn't just risk the lives of the divers themselves. It also cost the

21:10life of a recovery diver who went in searching for them. And that is something I think people sometimes

21:15forget about these extreme environments. When things go wrong, it's not only the people involved in the

21:21initial accident who are at risk. There's the recovery teams, military divers, forensic teams,

21:26and rescue personnel, and they all end up entering the same dangerous situations trying to bring

21:32people home to their families. And in this case, one of them never came out alive. I also think this

21:38story highlights something important about cave diving. The ocean is beautiful. The ocean is

21:43fascinating. It's super scientific, peaceful, definitely mysterious, but it is also completely

21:48indifferent to human beings. And underwater caves especially are some of the least forgiving

21:54environments on earth. This entire case has captivated me because it feels impossible to

21:59comprehend until you start breaking down the science, the environment, the recovery, and the

22:04human side of it all together. And for the families involved, I truly, truly hope that they eventually get

22:10the answers and closure that they need. I'll keep monitoring this case because I mean, of course,

22:15I'm going to. But for now, let's move into the questions. You've left me some questions in the comment

22:20sections that you are dying to know. This is the segment of the show where we get morbid. We were

22:24already morbid, but we're getting more morbid with your questions. I love it. Have you ever explained

22:29what the different embalming chemicals do? So first of all, I love this question because I think people

22:34imagine embalming fluid is just like one singular mystery fluid sitting in a haunted jug somewhere.

22:40But no, we are basically corpse bartenders. Can I say that? I don't know. I just did. So different

22:46embalming fluids do different things depending on the condition of the body. Dehydration, edema,

22:51trauma, autopsy cases, tissue firmness, and honestly, what the embalmer is trying to accomplish

22:57aesthetically. Aesthetically. I hate that word. So for example, some fluids are stronger and more

23:04preservative based. Some are more for cosmetics. Some restore moisture to the body. Some dry tissues out,

23:12some firm tissues up. And sometimes you're trying to do multiple things all at once. Like let's say

23:18somebody is very edematous, meaning they're retaining a ton of fluid in their tissues. As an embalmer,

23:25you're trying to dry those tissues out and reduce swelling while also not turning them into human beef

23:31jerky. So you may use stronger drying fluids in certain areas while also using humectants or restorative

23:39chemicals to help maintain moisture and a more natural appearance in others. Because the goal isn't

23:45just preserve the body, although that is very important. The goal is preserve the body while still

23:50making them look peaceful and recognizable for the family. Which is why embalming is honestly this weird

23:56mix of science, art, chemistry, problem solving, and occasionally standing there staring at somebody like,

24:03okay, bestie, what exactly are we doing here today? And yes, some of the fluids are different colors.

24:10So if you see pink fluid, purple fluid, clear fluid, reddish fluid, that doesn't necessarily

24:16mean they're completely different chemicals. Sometimes dyes are added so embalmers can visually

24:22track where the fluid is going, distributing throughout the body during embalming. Basically,

24:27okay class, as you can see, the embalming fluid is reaching the face now. I can see I've got great

24:33distribution. We love that. Purple fluids are often associated more with restorative or humectant

24:40fluids, meaning they help restore moisture and improve tissue appearance. Pink fluids are often

24:46more cosmetic or arterial based fluids, but every funeral home and manufacturer uses slightly different

24:53formulations and combinations, if you will. And something else people don't realize is that

24:58embalmers also take things like skin tone and undertones into consideration too, because different

25:04arterial fluids and cosmetic dyes can affect appearance differently depending on the person.

25:09For example, some fluids may create more of a pink tone while others leave tissues looking more tan

25:14or bronze or brown or natural depending on someone's complexion. And this matters because the goal

25:21isn't make everyone look embalmed. The goal is make them look like themselves because every single

25:27body reacts differently. Some people retain fluid differently. Some dehydrate quickly. Some tissues

25:32become very firm and embalmers are basically sitting there like, okay, what do we do now?

25:37Pause, think, reassess. People just think we pump everybody full of some mystery fluid and call it a day,

25:43but no, we are corpse estheticians with chemistry degrees we got emotionally. That's what I'm going with

25:48today. All right. Next question. I lost my cousin in 2021 due to unknown causes, but he was 600 to

25:54700

25:54pounds when he died and he was cremated. And I was wondering how they fit him in the crematory oven.

26:00Okay. First of all, I am so sorry for the loss of your cousin. And I can tell this question

26:05has really

26:06been sitting heavy with you for a long time. So let me try to explain this as compassionately as I

26:11can.

26:11So technically speaking, not every funeral home or crematory is equipped to accommodate every body size.

26:18That's just the truth. They're not. It's just the reality of logistics and equipment, not judgment.

26:23A lot of funeral homes don't even have their own crematory on site. They contract out to a larger

26:28regional crematory or facility or facilities that have equipment designed to handle higher weight

26:33cases. Because when somebody is six or 700 pounds, the issue isn't necessarily the cremation chamber

26:39itself. I mean, I guess it kind of is, but it's often the width of the body and the logistics

26:44of

26:45transferring them into the retort, which is the cremation chamber. When someone is lying flat on their back

26:50at that size, they can be very broad across the shoulders and torso and some older or smaller

26:57crematories physically cannot accommodate that safely. So facilities will transport them to a larger

27:03crematory that has equipment specifically designed for bariatric cases. And honestly, it's very similar to

27:09hospitals. Just like hospitals may use bariatric beds, lifts, wheelchairs, or larger MRI equipment,

27:16funeral homes and crematories sometimes need bariatric equipment too. And again, it's not about

27:21judgment. It's about logistics, safety, staffing, and proper care. And I already know I can feel it.

27:27Someone in the comments is going to say, well, why don't funeral homes just all buy bigger crematories

27:33then? Girl, money. These machines are expensive and larger bariatric retorts are even more expensive

27:40because they're bigger, newer, shiny, and built to accommodate modern needs. And realistically,

27:46obesity at the scale is a much more modern issue than a lot of the older crematories currently

27:51operating were originally designed for. Some funeral homes have had the same retort system for decades.

27:57Others don't even own their own crematories at all. Remember, they work with those third-party

28:01crematory companies. So when a larger individual passes away, arrangements are simply made with a

28:06facility that has the proper equipment to accommodate them safely and respectfully. Some funeral homes are

28:13located in tiny historic buildings downtown that physically cannot accommodate a large modern

28:18crematory expansion. And then there's zoning laws and public opinion because I promise you there is

28:24always an Aunt Mildred somewhere absolutely prepared to attend a city council meeting furious that a

28:30funeral home behind her house for the last 100 years suddenly wants to install a new crematory.

28:36And now she's convinced she's going to hear mysterious haunted furnace noises while watering

28:40her hydrangeas, which respectfully, that's not how that works. But funeral homes deal with these

28:44concerns constantly. And something else people may not realize is that even the cremation containers

28:49themselves change depending on the body weight. A lot of families choose simple cremation containers

28:55instead of caskets which are often made from reinforced fiberboard or heavy-duty cardboard material. But

29:01once someone reaches a certain weight range, sometimes over 350 pounds or more depending on the container,

29:09those fiberboard cremation containers may no longer be structurally safe on their own. So we may use

29:15specifically reinforced containers with solid wood bottoms or pallet style bases underneath for additional

29:22support during transport and cremation. So I'm trying to tell you we use a solid wooden cremation

29:28container because the last thing any of us would ever want is for a container failure for the box to

29:34give out during transfer or during loading them into the crematory. That would be absolutely heartbreaking

29:39and traumatic for everyone involved. Thankfully, I've personally never experienced that happening,

29:43but these are the kinds of logistics funeral professionals have to think about behind the scenes that most

29:47people never realize. And at the end of the day, I want you to know your cousin was still cared

29:52for.

29:52I know he was because we do this job for a reason because we want to help people. So I

29:56hope this

29:57answers your question as gracefully as I could. All right, guys, that's all the time I have for today.

30:02I wanted to do one more, but I went on a tangent there. Please keep your morbid questions coming in

30:06the comment section below because honestly, these Q&A portions have become one of my favorite parts of

30:11Morbid Monday. And genuinely, genuinely, thank you for being here. The fact that I get to sit here every week

30:16talking about death, decomposition, funerals, weird mortuary science, and all the morbid little

30:21things my brain hyper fixates on, and people actually watch it still blows my mind every

30:27single week. So truly, thank you for supporting me for supporting the channel and letting me build

30:32this weird little morbid community with you guys. Also, please don't forget to like comment and

30:37subscribe because honestly, that is one of the biggest ways you can support me in this chaotic

30:42little adventure we're on together. We're in it together. And now it's time for mango kisses.

30:48I'll go get her. Hold on. If you don't know what a mango is, you're gonna find out.

30:55You got a glimpse of her earlier. Yeah, you sing the intro. No, you're not supposed to eat me.

31:01You're supposed to give love. No, no, no, no. Okay. Well, thanks, guys. We'll see you next week. Bye.

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