Green funeral home probed over storage of 115 bodies as locals notice 'putrid' smell

The Return to Nature Funeral Home performs burials of non-embalmed bodies in biodegradable caskets, shrouds or 'nothing at all', according to its website.

A 'green' funeral home is being investigated by police over the potential mishandling of up to 115 bodies after locals noticed a foul stench in the air.

At a press conference on Friday authorities said they didn't believe there was a health risk to the public - declining to describe the scene inside the 2,500-square-foot facility. Neighbour Ron Alexander thought the smell was coming from a septic tank, adding that Wednesday night’s blur of law enforcement lights “looked like the 4th of July.”

The home also performs cremations that involve no chemicals or unnatural materials, “just you and the Earth, returning to nature,” according to its website.

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