After collapsing from an asthma attack, a South African man was declared dead and taken to the morgue, where he woke up the next day, very much alive.Undertakers heard screaming from the other room and were initially scared to act, thinking the noises were made by a ghost. The man would not allow the release of his name, but described himself as a grandfather in his 60s. The man spent at least 21 hours in the morgue refrigerator, and recalled nothing from between the attack and the moment he woke up, confused, and very cold. This is an important incident because it exposes a very real problem with the way bodies are taken care of. Medical professionals were not called in for this particular incident, and instead, undertakers were called directly and performed only a brief check for vitals. Sizwe Kupelo, of the Eastern Cape Health Department says, "Those guys aren't trained paramedics. They're about business." Without an official death certificate from health services, events like this can become a relatively common occurance. Last month a Russian woman was declared dead after suffering a hearth attack, and woke up at her own funeral, the shock of which caused her to die for realz.
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-07-26/news/29836816_1_dead-man-dead-body-elderly-man
