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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by tentseller
You need to pack it properly in the proper container, then pay oversize bags rate or air-freight which the bear's owner is not willing to pay.

I know from very close firsthand experience that flying a body TPAC for burial is over $10,000 when all the cost are factored in. The bear is at least twice as heavy.
I wonder if you could reduce costs in this case by using more of a barebones container?
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