The Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, which specializes in “green” burials, is accused of improperly storing bodies at its facility.
A “green” funeral home in Fremont County, Colorado, is under investigation after a “horrific discovery” of more than 115 decaying corpses, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Friday.
The Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, west of Colorado Springs, is accused of improperly storing bodies at the 2,500-square foot, one-story facility, the sheriff’s department said, adding that deputies were called there for a “suspicious incident,” which a suspension letter from a regulatory agency referred to as a report of an “abhorrent smell,” Tuesday.
A search warrant was executed Thursday by the Fremont County Coroner’s Office and the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, which oversees funeral homes in the state.
