No one claims the amputated leg, abandoned at the Bidasoa Hospital in Irun

The hospital had resorted to the Official Gazette of the Basque Country to look for the amputee patient, since they could not locate him. The 10-day deadline for his removal has passed and he will be fined. The fine is cheaper than the cost of cremation or burial of the member. The official notification It indicated that the owner of the leg had 10 business days to do so. Once the period has elapsed without a response, a sanctioning process is opened against “the forgetful patient” and the corresponding treatment of the remains begins. Namely; an authorized funeral home will cremate or bury the leg and the expenses will be borne by Osakidetza. a disbursement greater than the fine for not taking care of itPerhaps the economic cost has been the reason why the Gipuzkoan hospital’s claim has not been satisfied. The patient will be fined around 500 euros while a funeral home can charge around 1,500 to cremate him.