maynard Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 After a body was found floating off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, homicide detectives sprang into action, only to learn it was part of the dead man's final wish.BY DIANA MOSKOVITZdmoskovitz@MiamiHerald.comDaniel Scott Lasky's wish was to be buried at sea.So when the 48-year-old died this month of Lou Gehrig's disease, his family followed his request. They put his body on dry ice, brought it to South Florida, chartered a boat, said their goodbyes and released him to the sea, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.Except a day later, Lasky's body floated to the surface.A local fisherman spotted it Saturday about 4 ½ miles offshore near Port Everglades, the BSO said.He called for help, setting in motion an investigation into who was the person and how did he end up in the Atlantic Ocean.They found their answers in Hickory, N.C.That's where Lasky lived with his wife, Sharon. He worked at a local Galaxy food store and had a part-time job with Nabisco, according to his obituary in the Hickory Daily Record.On Dec. 18, 2009, he had his ``celebration of life'' at Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hickory, the obituary read. He died about nine months later, on Sept. 8, at home. The obituary said, ``Burial will be at sea.''``Dan was a loving husband to his wife, Sharon, for 15 years.They enjoyed vacationing in Florida, which was why he wanted to be buried at sea,'' the Rev. Andrew Smith, pastor at Augustana, wrote to The Herald in an e-mail.``Dan suffered for over two years with ALS. It left him debilitated, and when death finally came he was finally at peace.''The day after his death, his family began the drive south, stopping overnight in Daytona Beach before arriving in Fort Lauderdale on Friday.That day, Sharon Lasky, his pastor and a few other family members boarded the Mary B III, along with the boat's captain, crew and Daniel Lasky's body, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.After their goodbyes, they went fishing in his honor and returned to shore.The next morning, a fisherman found the body floating and alerted the U.S. Coast Guard.Reached at their home in North Carolina Tuesday night, Lasky's wife declined to comment.BSO deputies are conferring with the Coast Guard before reaching a conclusion on whether any burial laws were violated.Although burying a body at sea is legal, certain rules have to be followed.According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, human beings who are not cremated must be buried at least three nautical miles from land in water at least 600 feet deep.And, said the EPA, measures must be taken to make sure the body sinks to the bottom ``rapidly and permanently.''Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/14/1825232/mans-sea-burial-goes-awry.html#ixzz0zaBQ9qPU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators timm525 Posted September 16, 2010 Administrators Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Guess they took notes from Scott Peterson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Guess they took notes from Scott Peterson. Good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtommy Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 LOL, I saw the story and came here to make a "Big Thaw" comment but you beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 LOL' date=' I saw the story and came here to make a "Big Thaw" comment but you beat me to it.[/quote'] Great minds DO think alike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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