INQUIRER.net Stock Photo
A woman who was declared dead after a car crash in South Africa was later found breathing in a morgue fridge.
The unidentified woman met a car accident on June 24, during which she and two other passengers were thrown out of the vehicle while it rolled over. The paramedics who arrived on the scene in Gauteng Province pronounced the woman and two others dead when they showed no signs of life, reports Times Live.
Gerrit Bradnick, operations manager of Distress Alert ambulance services, said the the woman had “no form of life” including breathing and a pulse. He said the victim suffered from severe injuries to her body and head.
The bodies from the crash were placed in fridges in Carletonville mortuary. While the staffs were filling out forms, one of the workers checked on the bodies and found that the woman was breathing.
The woman has been moved to a hospital east of Johannesburg for recovery, reports BBC.
The Gauteng health department is investigating Distress Alert over the mishap. Bradnick maintained that there was “no proof of any negligence” by their paramedics. Niña V. Guno /ra
RELATED STORIES:
Woman dies after accidentally being ‘embalmed’
US morgue worker admits to having sex with over 100 dead women
China woman held in morgue for three years