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After death, the organisms/bacteria within the body will metabolise and multiply, producing lots of gas in the process. Most of this gas is unable to escape, so the body expand and float from all of the gasses present. The body will then sink again once it has decayed enough to allow the gasses to escape.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAfter death, the body decomposes and takes in a gas that allows a body to float temporarily until the gas is let out. Because air floats on water you would float if you are dead.
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