decomposition

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County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene but couldn’t determine the gender of the person due to the level of decomposition.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Stephen's body was found in an advanced stage of decomposition.

From BBC

The three others were found in "a very advanced state of decomposition", they added.

From BBC

In the final ruling this week, the magistrate said that "due to the level of its decomposition" at the time of exhumation, it was too hard to say what had led to his death.

From BBC

When a human body falls into a glacier, the extreme cold freezes it fast, preventing decomposition, said Prof Muhammad Bilal, head of the Department of Environment at Comsats University Islamabad.

From BBC