A 17-year-old boy who was pronounced dead after developing a fever woke up a day later — in a coffin … on the way to his funeral.
Police confirmed the incident to the Times of India on Monday. Relatives were startled as the teen’s eyes suddenly opened and he began breathing hard in route to his cremation ceremony.
Last month, Kumar Marewad developed a high fever after being bitten by a stray dog, reports say. Physicians placed him on a ventilator after his condition began to worsen.
Marewad’s family was told by medical staff that his infection had begun to spread throughout his body, leaving him in critical condition. Doctors said that he would not be survive unless attached to a respirator. They opted to take the boy home when asked if they wanted to keep Marewad on life support.
Once removed from the ventilator, family said the teen became motionless and they believed he had stopped breathing.
