was to be vs. were to be

Question

The following part of text is taken from here

http://english.sakshi.com/news/2018/02/26/sridevi-death-suspected-murder-dubai-police-question-boney-hotel-staff

Now, the body of the actress was to be flown in to India for her last rites. Members from across the film fraternity had rushed to Anil Kapoor's home where the body was to be kept for final respects

was to be flown

Or

were to be flown

I'm confused. Is was to be flown grammatically correct here ?

Answer 1

Singular: The body was to be flown.

Plural: The bodies were to be flown.