Funeral urns with human ashes found at bottom of Swiss lake

The Zurich canton's office for waste, water and energy has lodged a complaint for infringing the peace of the dead.

This kind of mass burial in such a location is "unacceptable", the office spokesman said. "Lake Zurich is our source for drinking water and many people swim in it", he added.

After a similar incident in 2008, regional officials had said the commercial scattering of human ash in the lake, without permission, was liable to a fine of 50,000 Swiss francs (£700).


/Telegraph.co.uk/