NBC Washington

Saving the world on the way out: Why some families are opting for a coral memorial instead of a funeral

When 69-year-old Mary Agnes Vodde-Hamilton died unexpectedly last year, her children weren't sure how she wanted to be interred. Her last Facebook post, though, told them exactly what she wanted. The ...
Bradenton Herald

Undersea memorials to loved ones also may help revive Florida’s dying coral reefs

A barge lowers a “reef ball” containing the ashes of Capt. James O. Gilson into the ocean during a ceremony on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Golden Beach Reef Site Near Haulover Beach. Eternal Reefs ...
abcnews4

Eternal Reefs provides new way to memorialize loved ones while helping marine environment

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Sometimes the final request of a loved one is to have their ashes spread in the sea. What if they could help protect the marine environment? Eternal Reefs is a ...
WECT

Families gather to lay loved ones to rest off coast of Topsail Beach

SURF CITY, N.C. (WECT) - This weekend, 17 people were memorialized in reef balls at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital and then laid to rest at the bottom of the ocean near Topsail Beach.