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Man Mistakenly Pronounced Dead Begins To Talk
WFTV.com & AP ^ | May 23, 2005

Posted on 05/24/2005 2:10:28 AM PDT by kingattax

LOUISBURG, N.C. -- Relatives say a North Carolina man who was hit by a car and mistakenly declared dead has started talking again.

Larry Green was hit by a car in January as he walked home after buying beer at a grocery store. He was examined on the scene by paramedics and a medical examiner, declared dead and his body taken to a morgue.

More than two hours after the accident, the same medical examiner realized Green was still alive. He was hospitalized for two months after suffering a severe head injury, broken leg and other injuries.

He's been in a rehabilitation center for the last three months.

His father, Larry Alston, says Green has recently started forming words. Alston says his son isn't saying much, but it's music to his loved ones' ears.



TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: deadman; morgue

1 posted on 05/24/2005 2:10:29 AM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax
"Man Mistakenly Declared Dead Begins to Talk"

What's that you're trying to say...your name is Tom Daschle?

2 posted on 05/24/2005 3:07:47 AM PDT by steenkeenbadges
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To: kingattax
Good thing this incident happened in North Carolina; that way Judge Greer can't get involved.

This man was declared legally dead. The law must be upheld at all costs!

(steely)

3 posted on 05/24/2005 3:56:56 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Fortunately, the Bill of Rights doesn't include the word 'is'.)
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To: steenkeenbadges
Waking up in a morgue has got to be an experience one never forgets.

God bless him.
4 posted on 05/24/2005 3:59:29 AM PDT by LIConFem (Mein Luftkissenboot ist mit Aalen voll.)
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5 posted on 05/24/2005 4:02:00 AM PDT by Alia
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To: kingattax

"Er-uh"


6 posted on 05/24/2005 4:12:13 AM PDT by DainBramage
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To: kingattax

Give the man a beer for Pete's sakes! He deserves the whole dang sixpack!


7 posted on 05/24/2005 5:16:56 AM PDT by B4Ranch ( Report every illegal alien that you meet. Call 866-347-2423, it's a FREE CALL)
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To: LIConFem

I think working in a morgue where someone wakes up would be unforgettable as well.


8 posted on 05/24/2005 5:29:54 AM PDT by aberaussie
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To: kingattax
I was talking to an undertaker in Norfolk, Va. around 1983 and during the conversation I asked if he had ever had anyone come back to life.

To my surprise he said, well just last week we had one. "I phoned the ambulance and they took him to the hospital. He lived a couple of days and then died for good".

9 posted on 05/24/2005 5:37:06 AM PDT by yarddog
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To: kingattax

"hold muh beer while I pronounce this guy dead"...


10 posted on 05/24/2005 5:40:15 AM PDT by Lockbar (March toward the sound of the guns.)
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To: kingattax
WAIT!!!!!!!! Has a judge made the final decision yet????????
11 posted on 05/24/2005 6:22:18 AM PDT by Dallas59 (" I have a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush" John Kerry -2004)
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To: kingattax

"I can't take 'em. 'Ees not dead yet."

"Sure you can. I'll just load 'em up 'ere."

"I'm not dead yet!"

"Well you will be soon, won't you?"


12 posted on 05/24/2005 6:25:48 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (Excrementum Occurum)
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To: LIConFem

Agreed.

I wonder if he had any 'near death' experiences.


13 posted on 05/24/2005 6:47:39 AM PDT by Quix (LOVE NEVER FAILS.)
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To: Alia

Who can believe a dead man-you know how cadavers lie. Why lying is all they ever do, lie, lie lie-they just lie there.


14 posted on 05/24/2005 9:53:23 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (Senate Republicans would rather swish than fight.)
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To: kingattax

This guy must be Zarqawi. I mean who else keeps coming back to life every time he is killed/captured ?


15 posted on 05/24/2005 3:49:33 PM PDT by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: kingattax

Maybe someone should check on Generalissimo Francisco Franco, just to make sure.


16 posted on 05/24/2005 3:54:18 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: F.J. Mitchell

They sure do! ;>


17 posted on 05/24/2005 4:11:36 PM PDT by Alia
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