The present disclosure is a lightweight, absorbent body bag. The body bag isportable and disposable. The bodybag has a backing substrate, an absorbent body, a cover with a recloseableflap that can be opened and closed to permit a body to beplaced within and removed from the body bag, and gripping devices along theedges to permit easy transportation. A thermal sealmay be applied continuously along a perimeter of the body bag to create awater-resistant body compartment. The present disclosurealso includes a method for using the body bag and a body bag kit.
