Decomposition: After three or four weeks the skin will skip off like a glove.
Decomposition in drowning victims:
The rate of decomposition is slower than if the person died on land.
Water temperature is the most important factor.
The first sign of decomposition is green discoloration of the skin.
As decomposition advances, gas is formed, increasing the buoyancy of the body, which will then begin to resurface (often after seven to fourteen days).
After resurfacing, the body will usually float, belly up.
Decomposition and putrefaction proceed at a rate determined by the water temperature. Cold and swiftly moving water preserves bodies; whereas heavy clothing and stagnant water hastens the rate of decomposition. Cold water retards rigor.
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Decomposition in drowning victims:
The rate of decomposition is slower than if the person died on land.
Water temperature is the most important factor.
The first sign of decomposition is green discoloration of the skin.
As decomposition advances, gas is formed, increasing the buoyancy of the body, which will then begin to resurface (often after seven to fourteen days).
After resurfacing, the body will usually float, belly up.
Decomposition and putrefaction proceed at a rate determined by the water temperature. Cold and swiftly moving water preserves bodies; whereas heavy clothing and stagnant water hastens the rate of decomposition. Cold water retards rigor.
See here (http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:II0-UZs9nAcJ:www.moval.edu/faculty/simmermanj/homicide/chapter_13.htm+decompose+drowned+body&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1), but be aware that there's an image of an ugly eye on that page.