Buncombe has ‘no statutory role’ in oversight of Mission morgue, county manager, commissioners say • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe has ‘no statutory role’ in oversight of Mission morgue, county manager, commissioners say • Asheville Watchdog

Buncombe County doesn’t have any legal control over how its morgue is run, elected officials say, countering state health department statements in an Asheville Watchdog report that found more than 100 bodies had been released from Mission Hospital to funeral homes without legally required examinations. Buncombe County’s manager and two commissioners cited limitations in state law when asked if there was anything that should be done to prevent mo…