When someone dies unexpectedly in North Carolina, it can take months, or even more than a year, before a required autopsy is completed. The state’s huge delays leave families wondering and in limbo, unable to move on and do crucial things like claim insurance money. That’s according to an investigation by the The Charlotte Observer and News and Observer of Raleigh, which found the delays have grown significantly worse over the past decade.
Joining us now to talk more about it is The Charlotte Observer’s Ames Alexander, one of the reporters who wrote the story.
Read the full article or listen to the interview on the WFAE website.