Guidance on what to do in the event of a death
This is a step by step guide to try to help if the above situation occurs.
At Home
If a sudden death occurs, phone the Guardia Civil on the international number 112.
They will come to the home and wait until the coroner arrives to certify death.
Unlike in the U.K, there may be a long wait, but the deceased cannot be moved until this procedure has been completed.
You will need to choose your funeral director quickly so call one after calling the Guardia.
The two numbers below are both English speaking and once they have been called - day or night - they will take care of everything.
If the death is unexpected or unexplained a post-mortem will usually be required to establish the cause of death.
This may cause a delay in the body being released to the undertaker.
You will need to give the undertaker the deceased's passport and, if they have one, the social security number (NIE).
Arrangements will then be made.
The two undertakers mentioned below fully understand we may need extra time than is the normal here in Spain to allow family etc to arrive from abroad.
In the event of death in a hospital
DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING until the undertaker that you want has arrived.
Once you have the services of the undertaker then, as above, they will take care of everything according to your wishes.
If anyone wishes to leave their body to science then arrangements will have to be made beforehand, as the person concerned is the only person that can give permission to do this.
Our advice on this is to register with the nearest hospital which has a Faculty of medicine. We believe that the La Nacional have a provision for this.
Remember this is Spain and not the UK, things are done differently here. If you have any questions regarding this, then just ask.
Helpful Telephone numbers:
Funeraria Navarro Coin. Tracey Burn's mobile 620 374 191.
Francisco Camero, Benalmadena. Leslie Thomson’s mobile. 618 756 155.
Branch Chaplain. Caroline Macfarlane's mobile 697 867 377.
Bear in mind that funerals are not cheap in Spain. Depending on what you require, the cost may be upwards of 3,500 euros.
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