Mourners
at a recent funeral in Zimbabwe were caught by surprise when the guest
of honor sat up in his coffin. According to local reports, 34-year-old
Brighton Dama Zanthe, the seemingly dead man, woke up last week while
friends and family prepared to pay their respects at his home in Gweru.
“I was the first to notice Mr. Zanthe’s moving legs as I was in the
queue to view his body. At first I could not believe my eyes but later
realized that there was indeed some movements on the body as other
mourners retreated in disbelief,” Lot Gaka, one of the mourners and
Zanthe’s employer, told The Herald. Fortunately, Zanthe woke up just in
time; his body was set to be transported to a funeral parlor later that
day. After Zanthe “resurrected” he was taken to a local hospital, where
he remained on life support for two days before eventually being
released. Bodies springing back to life is, perhaps surprisingly, not an
uncommon occurrence in Zimbabwe. Earlier this year, a woman who was
believed to have collapsed and died during s*x woke up screaming after
she was placed into a coffin. In another “resurrection” in 2012, a
Zimbabwe woman, suspected of being possessed, was rushed to a hospital
after she stabbed herself and was allegedly declared dead, the Chronicle
reports. However, she did not stay “dead” for long, as she “rose”
shortly after.
Mourners
at a recent funeral in Zimbabwe were caught by surprise when the guest
of honor sat up in his coffin. According to local reports, 34-year-old
Brighton Dama Zanthe, the seemingly dead man, woke up last week while
friends and family prepared to pay their respects at his home in Gweru.
“I was the first to notice Mr. Zanthe’s moving legs as I was in the
queue to view his body. At first I could not believe my eyes but later
realized that there was indeed some movements on the body as other
mourners retreated in disbelief,” Lot Gaka, one of the mourners and
Zanthe’s employer, told The Herald. Fortunately, Zanthe woke up just in
time; his body was set to be transported to a funeral parlor later that
day. After Zanthe “resurrected” he was taken to a local hospital, where
he remained on life support for two days before eventually being
released. Bodies springing back to life is, perhaps surprisingly, not an
uncommon occurrence in Zimbabwe. Earlier this year, a woman who was
believed to have collapsed and died during s*x woke up screaming after
she was placed into a coffin. In another “resurrection” in 2012, a
Zimbabwe woman, suspected of being possessed, was rushed to a hospital
after she stabbed herself and was allegedly declared dead, the Chronicle
reports. However, she did not stay “dead” for long, as she “rose”
shortly after.
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