Husband Who Was Declared Dead Found Coughing And Crying As Family Prepared To Bury Him

Heavy smoker Guo Liu, who goes through two cigarette packets a day, collapsed three months ago in eastern China.

He was rushed to hospital with severe cerebral haemorrhaging and, after falling into a coma, was declared dead.

His wife Qing Mai said: "It was very sad and we were sort of expecting it as we knew he couldn't stay like that forever.

"But as we were preparing for him to be buried we heard a wheezing sound coming from the coffin.

"When we went to see what it was we saw he was breathing and crying."

After the miraculous event his family quickly rushed Guo back to hospital and into intensive care.

A hospital spokesman said: "I have never seen anything like this before.

"He will now be kept under constant observation until he recovers fully and we will then be able to assess just how bad the brain damage is.

"It is likely that his speech, memories and mobility will be severely affected though."

The 54-year-old was found by his brother Walterio after being ushered into a morgue at Menandro de Farias General Hospital in Salvador, Brazil.

He said: "Workers at the morgue let me in, and showed me where he was lying, in a zipped-up body bag.

"But as I got closer I could see it wriggling. Then he saw it rising and falling as if he was breathing."

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