Daijiworld Media Network - Yadagiri (SP)
Yadagiri, Feb 23: In another miraculous incident of its kind, this time at Madalinganala village in Surpur taluk in the district, a man who was believed to have breathed his last, opened his eyes and sat up, even as preparations of his funeral were in full swing. The man who came alive from the deathbed happens to be Ningappa Basappa Somanal (54).
The incident comes close on the heels of another such case, wherein a 16-year-old boy in Dharwad woke up minutes before his funeral rites.
After Ningappa complained of severe chest pain on February 16, he was admitted into the hospital. The doctors had diagnosed his problem and suggested emergency surgery. Ningappa was kept in intensive care unit for two days after which the doctors said that his blood pressure is showing volatility and that his hear beat had become feeble. The doctors also predicted that he would die within two to three hours.
The staff of the hospital placed Ningappa, who was comatose, in the ambulance duly wrapping him in clothes, and took him to his village on February 19. The hospital staff said that he had died on way to the village. The body, which had turned cold by then, was kept in the hall of the house and people conveyed information about his death to relatives staying at various places. Preparations were being made for the final rites which were to take place the next day.
But during the early hours on February 20, Ningappa suddenly woke from his coma, and sat up, family members and villagers said. The incident came to light after three days, and it is learnt that he is showing positive signs of recovery.
A medical officer in the area felt that the concerned would have thought him dead as he was in coma. He said in some cases, the brain continues to be active even when the heart beat plummets. There are chances of the heart and brain picking up the pace of response when the persons concerned come back to life, and this incident falls in such categories, he added.