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Medical waste facility discovers human remains, sues health system responsible

  • Monarch Waste Technologies discovered human remains four days after Sanford Health allegedly deposited them.
  • The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is investigating the incident.
  • Sanford Health claims the remains were properly tagged as "human tissue for research" and were for medical education.
  • The whereabouts of the remains are unclear, with each company blaming the other for losing or disposing of them.
  • Monarch's CEO wants closure and dignity for the deceased person to whom the remains belonged.
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