PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KXRM) — Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter has resigned just over a week after the discovery of at least 24 bodies stored improperly at the mortuary he co-owned, Davis Mortuary.

In a letter released by the Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners, Cotter's legal counsel explained that Cotter was "hospitalized for a cardiac event" following the discovery during the Department of Regulatory Agencies' inspection on Aug. 20.

Numerous state and local officials have called for Cotter to resign, including Colorado Governor Jared Polis. After a week had passed without Cotter's resignation, a process to recall him from office in a recall election was estimated to cost just under half a million dollars.

Cotter's resignation is effective Tuesday, Sept. 2, according to the

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