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Johannesburg - A 50-year-old asthmatic man presumed dead by his family woke up inside the morgue of a private undertaker at Libode in the Transkei region on Sunday afternoon
The man, whose name has been withheld, lost consciousness while asleep at his home in a nearby village on Saturday evening, said Eastern Cape Health Department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo.
“His family thought he had died,” Kupelo told reporters.
“The family called a private undertaker who took what they thought was a dead body to the morgue, but the man woke up inside the morgue on Sunday at 5pm and screamed, demanding to be taken out of the cold place.”
He had been there for nearly 24 hours.
Kupelo said the two mortuary attendants who were on duty at the time ran out of the building, thinking the screaming man was a ghost.
They called for help, “put on brave faces” and went back to find that the man was indeed alive.
“We sent an ambulance to the funeral parlour to take the man to Saint Barnabas Hospital because he had been exposed to extreme cold for nearly 24 hours,” Kupelo said.
He warned the public not to assume that a sick person had died and then call a mortuary.
“Doctors, emergency workers and the police are the only people who have a right to examine the patients and determine if they are dead or not,” said Kupelo. - Sapa
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Anonymous, wrote
Makes me wonder how many have been buried alive?
Gillian, wrote
This man only woke up after 24 hrs.....Who sleeps that long? Surely he was in a coma or possibly DEAD? I'd like a followup story!PLEASE.
Linda, wrote
He was lucky that there were some people in the building.
Linda, wrote
Sounds very scary!!
Suck It, wrote
Nice...He lost consciousness while asleep???? Even better...a doctor, emergency workers and police are the only persons that can pronounce a person dead....Where did the Police do their medical degree....Most SAPS officers can hardly tie a shoelace!!!!
bobsled, wrote
Hayeee, yu yu yu!!!!
Sindo, wrote
LMAO.... i dont blame the workers who ran out of the building, i could have done the same too. very fun indeed whenn imagining the whole senario
Joe, wrote
It is clear the person was not dead. It was plain stupid for them to take him there. They should be charged for attempted murder.
Clive, wrote
Had he woken up at his funeral would have resulted in a few deaths.
Wouldaruntoo, wrote
C'mon @Anon. Don't take yourself so seriously. This is typical of human nature.
purple, wrote
Hillarious! Another reason as to why we are such a bright nation! Did anyone not bother to check for a pulse? Freaking idiots!
Anonymous, wrote
if the man plays it clever, he can now become a religious leader and cash in for decades, perhaps even centuries to come! I wish I was him....!
zale, wrote
sa hospitals, u got for treatment and they declare u dead to reduce the number of patients
Anonymous, wrote
its not funny, but cant help it, i had to laugh.
Anonymous, wrote
@ Anon... oh, and presumably you'd have stayed exceptionally calm under those circumstances?
Lynelle, wrote
Durban has cold rainy dreary windy weather this morning & this story lightened the gloomy mood by its humor. Please follow up this story i would love to know what the "deceased" feels now that he knows he spent the night in a morgue? Im sure the poor man almost died with fright!!!!! Lmao
SK, wrote
"DEAD MAN WALKING"
Eddie , wrote
Only in the Easter cape
Anonymous, wrote
Hey lol on a monday morning,I would do the same,I would run for help seeing a ghost in my life
Karen, wrote
What a chilling experience!!!!! Hehehehehehe
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