Tourist Scattering Ashes in Venice Faces Investigation

Instagram/venezia_non_e_disneylandA tourist is under investigation after allegedly scattering a loved one’s ashes into the waters of Venice. The Daily Mail reported that the woman is French and was caught on tape by passengers aboard a vaporetto waterbus as she allegedly opened a bag and poured out its contents into St. Mark’s Basin near San Giorgio Maggiore. In the footage, a person can be heard shouting, “Are you finished?” at the woman. It has not yet been confirmed whether she did empty human remains into the water, but she faces a hefty fine if she is found to have done so. Venice is a strictly conserved area, and under its laws, ashes can only be scattered on private property outside urban areas, around 2,300 feet off the coast of the Adriatic Sea, or in the Gardens of Remembrance within the cemeteries of San Michele, Mestre, and Marghera. St. Mark’s Basin is not among the permissible locations for the scattering of ashes, and any scattering must have been documented in the last wishes of the dead and later be reported to local authorities. View this post on Instagram Read it at https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15903477/Tourist-sparks-fury-scattering-loved-ones-ashes-Venices-St-Marks-Basin.html?ns_mchannel=rssns_campaign=1490ito=1490Read more at The Daily Beast.