2006-09-01 03:09:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Floats while there are gases still in the body from decomposition, but it eventually sinks.
2006-09-01 03:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad says as long as lungs have air the body will float, but after a while the air leaves the lungs and the body sinks.
2006-09-01 03:22:23 · answer #2 · answered by tweety 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends.
A fresh corpse will sink unless the person was obese in life. Fat floats. After a body starts to putrify gas collects in body cavities and it will float to the surface. If the body has been pierced, or penetrated, eg by bullets. It may not allow enough gas to be captured. Hence will not rise.
2006-09-01 03:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually floats at first unless the body happened to be wearing a pair of cement shoes when entering the water.
...I just want to add I did not research my answer so maybe they all sink at first.
2006-09-01 03:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by Justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically, a body will sink for three days, then float back to the surface. Gases are trying to escape and they cause it to rise. Gross, yes, but true. It's why drowning victims always show up after several days.
2006-09-01 03:12:39 · answer #5 · answered by Vosot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sinks, floats and then sinks again if no one scoops it out of the water before all the gases and air is released.
2006-09-01 03:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by jeshzisd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It floats till you have in-took all the water into your lungs and your body and then you sink.
2006-09-01 03:12:12 · answer #7 · answered by ME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will sink first but after a few days it will float up because of gases built up
2006-09-01 03:16:59 · answer #8 · answered by xLostLoLx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First db sinks, then after a few days db floats.
2006-09-01 03:15:41 · answer #9 · answered by flip103158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE BODY SINKS
2006-09-01 03:15:27 · answer #10 · answered by juanita2_2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋