Teenager wakes up at his own funeral after ‘dying' at hospital

A teenager was understandably horrified when he suddenly woke up on the way to his own funeral.

Kumar Marewad, 17, was believed to have died in a private hospital near Managundi village, India, after he was bitten by a dog.

He had been on a ventilator before his condition rapidly deteriorated and doctors took him off life support after they concluded that he would not survive.

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The teen’s brother-in-law, Sharanappa Naikar, told the Times of India: “We had decided to take Kumar home after doctors told us his chances of survival were bleak once taken off the ventilator.”

However, Kumar miraculously woke up a mile from where the funeral was set to take place.

He apparently opened his eyes and started breathing rapidly before moving his hands and legs and was rushed back to hospital for treatment.

Dr Mahesh Neelakhantannavar added: “Kumar is on ventilator. We suspect he suffers from meningoencephalitis, an infection caused due to dog bite.”

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