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Walter Williams dead: US man who woke up in a body bag dies two weeks later | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
A man who was found alive in a body bag at funeral home when he was mistakenly pronounced dead, has died aged 78. | A man who was found alive in a body bag at funeral home when he was mistakenly pronounced dead, has died aged 78. |
Walter Williams passed away at his home in Lexington, Mississippi at around 4:15 am on Thursday morning, according to Holmes County Coroner Dexter Howard. | Walter Williams passed away at his home in Lexington, Mississippi at around 4:15 am on Thursday morning, according to Holmes County Coroner Dexter Howard. |
The elderly man died of natural causes, said Mr Howard. | The elderly man died of natural causes, said Mr Howard. |
Mr Williams's made headlines in February when he awoke as workers at Porter and Sons Funeral Home in the US state were preparing to embalm him and he began to move. | |
Paramedics rushed him to hospital, and he was released a few days later. | Paramedics rushed him to hospital, and he was released a few days later. |
“We got him into the embalming room, and we noticed his legs beginning to move, like kicking,” Howard told US TV netowkr CNN last month. | “We got him into the embalming room, and we noticed his legs beginning to move, like kicking,” Howard told US TV netowkr CNN last month. |
“He also began to do a little breathing.” | “He also began to do a little breathing.” |
Doctors say a mix of medicines may have caused his vital signs to appear unresponsive. | Doctors say a mix of medicines may have caused his vital signs to appear unresponsive. |
Family members also said Mr Williams's pacemaker may have stopped working and then started again. | Family members also said Mr Williams's pacemaker may have stopped working and then started again. |
“Every case I do is a learning experience,” Howard told the US TV network. | “Every case I do is a learning experience,” Howard told the US TV network. |
When asked what the Williams case taught him, he replied: “That miracles can happen.” | When asked what the Williams case taught him, he replied: “That miracles can happen.” |
"I think he's gone this time," Williams' nephew, Eddie Hester, told CNN. | "I think he's gone this time," Williams' nephew, Eddie Hester, told CNN. |
"It was a two-week miracle for me, and I enjoyed every minute of it, and my family did too," Hester added. | "It was a two-week miracle for me, and I enjoyed every minute of it, and my family did too," Hester added. |
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