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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMississippi man who awakened inside body bag dies
Mississippi man who awakened inside body bag dies
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) -- A 78-year-old Mississippi man has died two weeks after he woke up in a body bag at a funeral home after being mistakenly pronounced deceased, a coroner said.
Holmes County Coroner Dexter Howard said Walter Williams died at his home in Lexington around 1 a.m. Thursday. The cause was not released.
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Mississippi man who awakened inside body bag dies (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Mar 2014
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Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)1. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy...
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)2. Horrible.
demwing
(16,916 posts)3. Are they sure?
I mean, more sure than before?
unblock
(52,212 posts)4. i'm a horrible person, all i can think of is monty python....
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)5. I have a button that says "I am not dead yet"
I wear it when I see the doctor - got it at spamalot - I have another if you think you need it
Little_Wing
(417 posts)6. He's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead
What a nightmare for the poor guy
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)7. Poor family. Make sure he is all the way dead this time.
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)8. Don't ever contradict bureaucracy.
Dammit when we say you're dead, you're dead.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)9. May he rest in peace this time.
I feel so sorry for his family.
randome
(34,845 posts)10. Better get a second opinion on that. And a third. And a fourth.
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