Sayyiduna Husayn bin Wahwah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Talhah bin al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I see nothing in Talhah but that death has appeared in him. So inform me of it so that I may come and offer his funeral prayer, and hasten with him, for it is not proper for the body of any Muslim to be kept for long among his family."
A marfu' hadith has been narrated about waiting (before burial) in the case of one who has drowned, but the like of it is not established.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجنائز / 6620