King County morgue 'regularly exceeding' available morgue space due to fentanyl overdoses

Medical Examiner’s Office Running Out Of Room For Dead Bodies Thanks To Fentanyl Epidemic

The King County Medical Examiner's Office often runs out of storage room for dead bodies due to increasing fentanyl-related deaths, an official reportedly said.

Medical examiner running out of room for dead bodies due to alarming reason

(Photo by Christopher Campbell on Unsplash) By Trevor Schakohl Daily Caller News Foundation King County, Washington’s Medical Examiner’s Office often runs out of storage room for dead bodies due to increasing fentanyl-related deaths, Seattle & King County Public Health Director Dr. Faisal Khan said Thursday, according to KTTH. The Seattle-led county surpassed its 2021 drug overdose death total within the first 9.5 months of 2022, with 70% of the…

Morgue says it's 'regularly' running out of space due to deadly fentanyl overdoses

The King County Medical Examiner's office in Washington state is struggling to find space to store bodies due to spiking fentanyl overdose deaths.

Seattle morgue running out of room for fatal fentanyl victims

Seattle's morgue is running out of room for bodies, which are piling up from fatal fentanyl overdoses, according to reports.

Fentanyl overdose crisis strains Seattle medical examiner resources, dead body storage

'The biggest contributor to these fatal overdoses is fentanyl in white powder and in fake pills that are scattered across the streets,' Dr. Khan reported.

Seattle-area medical examiner's office running out of space for dead bodies, top health official reveals

The medical examiner's office for Seattle and King County is grappling with where to store the dead over the increase in fentanyl overdoses, official says.