Spent two days in the morgue: He returned to life
A striking incident that took place years ago in South Africa continues to serve as an unforgettable example of the dramatic consequences that misdiagnosis of death can have in the medical world. A young man, presumed dead in an accident and taken to the morgue, shocked everyone by returning to life 48 hours later.
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In 1993, following a traffic accident near Johannesburg, a young man named Sipho William Mdletshe was placed in the morgue after being declared dead. It was discovered that Mdletshe, who had spent two days in a steel drawer in the cold storage unit, was not actually dead when screams were heard in the middle of the night. The staff who witnessed the moment were left in shock and fear.
Morgue employees were startled by muffled cries for help that broke the deep silence. When the drawer was opened, the team experienced great panic upon seeing the young man, who was still alive and asking for help.
While Mdletshe's return to life was considered a miracle, his fiancée was psychologically shaken following the incident. The young woman, who had been devastated by the news of his death, was terrified when she saw him again and struggled to make sense of the situation. From that moment on, the relationship between the couple ended completely, and their wedding plans were canceled.
Experts state that such misdiagnoses of death are quite rare in medical history. However, some similar incidents have been recorded. In a case reported from the USA in 1915, a woman named Essie Dunbar, who was presumed dead, returned to life during her funeral. In another incident in Spain, an elderly woman thought to be dead was discovered to be alive when she moved her index fingers while being taken to the funeral home.