identifying a body that has been found in a lake?

A body has been discovered from a lake. How would you? Identify the body. It is important to try and establish the identity of the victim as quickly as possible. Physical identification is the most common method used to identify a body but this is not always possible as the body may be too decomposed or disfigured. If the body has not been in the water for long articles of clothing, jewellery, scars or tattoos …

…i.e. professional musicians, or an occupation that requires you to hold equipment in your mouth. The only way you may be 100% sure of death is by someone having a bullet through the head etc. As with other post mortem procedure exhibits will be carefully collected labelled and sealed in packages. Blood, urine, organ, tissue, hair, body fluids as well as the specific samples highlighted above will be sent to the forensic laboratory for testing.