Semi Is Backup Morgue for Border Crossers
From Times Wire Reports
The Pima County medical examiner is using a refrigerated tractor-trailer as a temporary morgue because of a high number of deaths involving illegal border crossers.
The county’s morgue has a capacity of 120 bodies. The 18-wheeler can hold an additional 60 to 70 bodies, depending on whether the remains are intact or skeletal.
Dr. Bruce Parks, Pima County’s chief medical examiner, said the county morgue needed to build another permanent cooler to double its capacity.
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