Comments on: When someone dies abroad

By: Charlie Leocha

Charlie Leocha — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:34:42 +0000

Have whoever is helping you in the U.S.A. contact the South African Embassy or a consulate. They should be able to help. Phone in Washington DC is (202) 232-4400.

By: Caryn Wright

Caryn Wright — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:27:38 +0000

Hi
My fiance was killed in a car accident in Fort Myers on the 28th of March…. We would like to have him cremated and the ashes flown back to us in South Africa. How do we go about this??? Could you possibly help us please????

Thank you
Caryn Wright

By: kina

kina — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:46:38 +0000

Thanks for the interresting article. These days, so many people feel as though they don’t need travel insurance. They think if they visit a country with free health care, they won’t need insurance, but people never think about the really bad stuff. For a little over a dollar a day, they can save their families the 10-20K cost of bringing their body back. Of course it is not the kind of thing you want to think about, but if it can happen to a healthy, active 22 year old, it can happen to anyone.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:23:52 +0000

by Laura Townsend Elion
Last week my son’s best friend died, in Croatia. Brandon was an experienced hiker, but fell off a mountain. He was 22.

Death is always traumatic, and usually we are unprepared for it, even when we expect it.
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I’m sorry for your loss.

Death IS traumatic. Last year, I walked around greiving for a man I didnt know for many months. I couldnt save him inflight.

Your article is a wonderful resource for a difficult situation one may think they may never encounter. It happens, it happened to me.