It's one of those yes and no things. Depends on how they died-- drowning victims whose lungs are full of water tend to sink, while someone killed on land whose lungs are filled with air will generally float if their corpse is later placed in the water. Clothing and body type can also effect whether the body floats or sinks.
The biological process of decomposition can cause a decaying body to rise to the surface. But if the body is not intact for whatever reason, then the individual pieces would have their own buoyancy values to be considered.
And yes, I spend way too much time thinking about these things, why do you ask?
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Date: 2008-06-17 09:04 pm (UTC)The biological process of decomposition can cause a decaying body to rise to the surface. But if the body is not intact for whatever reason, then the individual pieces would have their own buoyancy values to be considered.
And yes, I spend way too much time thinking about these things, why do you ask?