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'Dead' boy wakes up at his own funeral

By T.K. Randall
June 7, 2012 · Comment icon 50 comments

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A two-year-old who was believed to be dead shocked his family when he woke up before being buried.
His father Antonio Santos described the scene as his son woke up and asked him for a glass of water. "Everybody started to scream, we couldn't believe our eyes," he said. "Then we thought a miracle had taken place and our boy had come back to life." Moments later the two-year-old lay back down and appeared once again to be deceased. "We couldn't wake him. He was dead again," said his father.

Having been rushed back to hospital, doctors declared for a second time that the boy had died. "They assured me that he really was dead and gave me no explanation for what we had just seen and heard," said Santos. The family delayed the funeral for a further hour to see if he'd wake up again before going ahead with the burial.
A two-year-old boy sat up in his coffin and asked for water before laying back down again lifeless, according to a Brazilian news website.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (50)




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Comment icon #41 Posted by libstaK 12 years ago
Not to sound too harsh, but I think too many of you are being taken in by a hoax here. It would appear to me that the father and family have seen an opportunity to make some money from the boy's death by going down the medical malpractice route. I could be wrong, but I am very wary of this story. I don't see any loving parent being prepared to bury their child so soon had they really sat up and asked for water. It just doesn't ring true to me. I wouldn't go to that extreme - villifying the parents. To proceed with the malpractice suit they would want the body re-examined and true time of death... [More]
Comment icon #42 Posted by xSilverMistx 12 years ago
this is so sad the poor child is probably in his coffin right now banging his little fists on the wood. i wish people had more common sense. this makes me sad This actually happened to an old lady back in the day. She banged and scratched on the coffin to get out, but no one could hear her. The story goes as her husband was dreaming about her banging on the coffin, and had a strange feeling he needed to check it out. Come to find out that they unburied his wife to find scratch marks on on wooden coffin. It's scary to think of getting buried alive, and if the story of this little boy is true, t... [More]
Comment icon #43 Posted by Paranomali 12 years ago
Odd story. Feel bad for the family.
Comment icon #44 Posted by BiffSplitkins 12 years ago
What's the word for water there. Could it have been air escaping through the vocal chords when the body sat up? The Portugese translation is ygua. Embalming is not practiced everywhere. There are still many religions that forbid it.
Comment icon #45 Posted by jesspy 12 years ago
I thought there was a 3 day hold on dead odies or is that just australia?
Comment icon #46 Posted by havabamday13 12 years ago
Zombies.
Comment icon #47 Posted by rachelchunter 12 years ago
Omg, that would be horrible if he were alive when they put him in the ground. But, then again, wouldn't it be much worse if they'd decided on cremation? *shudder* It doesn't bear thinking about...
Comment icon #48 Posted by UFO_Monster 12 years ago
What's so "unbelievable" about this? And fyi, most Brazilians speak Portuguese, so the word for water would be "agua."
Comment icon #49 Posted by Device 12 years ago
Incredible, if true. The little boy didn't just say 'water', he apparently said, "Daddy, can I have a drink of water?" [!] Then they rushed him back to the hospital - as you would. Wow. You wouldn't forget that in a hurry.
Comment icon #50 Posted by DeathRain2012 12 years ago
Child sits up and says,"Can I have some water?" (guns blastingshrieks and calamity!)father says,"wtf mate you just shot ma son!" Uncle says, "sorry bro I thought he was a zombie."


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