“The Medical Examiner’s Office is now struggling with the issue of storing bodies because the fentanyl-related death toll continues to climb."

Seattle morgues overwhelmed with dead bodies due to fentanyl overdoses

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Due to the record number of fentanyl overdose deaths in King County, Washington, the medical examiner is running out of places to store the dead bodies. Seattle-King County Public Health Director Dr. Faisal Khan said during a recent Board of Health meeting, “The Medical Examiner’s Office is now struggling with the issue of storing bodies because the fentanyl-related death toll continues to climb. Obviously, they have finite space in the coolers they use and that space is now being exceeded on a regular basis.” -- More...

TPM's Ari Hoffman @thehoffather tells @newsmax's @JennPellegrino that the fentanyl crisis is so bad that "Seattle-area morgues cannot handle the amount of dead bodies they have right now because of fentanyl deaths."

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