Man declared “dead” found to be alive on autopsy table

Bengaluru: A man thought to be dead, was found alive on the autopsy table in Karnataka. The man, aged 27, met with a motorcycle accident following which he was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Belagavi. But after a two-day observation, the hospital authorities declared him ‘brain dead’ and suggested the family take his body home.

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The body was shifted to a government hospital in Bagalkote on Monday for the mandatory post-mortem before the final rites.

However, it was here that things took a turn.

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The doctor assigned to do the post-mortem found the body twitch when touched. The doctor then checked with a pulse oximeter and found there were a heartbeat and a pulse as well.

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The man was then immediately shifted to a private hospital. It is stated that the vitals of the man are normal as of today and he has a chance to survive.

Thinking that the man was dead, the family had also prepared for the final rites.