mangled up = ?

[bieasy]

Hi,

In the following passage: "I had to go identify the body. It's pretty mangled up." (CNN today). Can the term "mangled up" be replace by "disturbing"?

Happy New Year,

 

[David L.]

It would be a VERY disturbing sight, but that's not what 'mangled' means. Apparently the person has been in an accident or battle:
mangle: severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing