Many other options than body. But it is just a headline.

I agree. But, it’s just a headline. It’s become too normal to use body. Body this body that for one or two paragraph articles that serve no other purpose than to generate revenue from the dozen advertisements on the page. Last week locally “body pulled from pond” when the first paragraph gives the man’s name, age, circumstances (accident). Why not “56yo local man recovered from pond following accident”? It is just something that grinds my gears.

It’s completely accurate. Want the full story? Read the article, not just headlines. Bodies is used to generate clicks.

Victim is appropriate. The use of bodies is so disrespectful to families imo. Someone’s son or daughter shouldn’t in the end be simply referred to as “body”. They’re a victim alive or dead.