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Maharashtra: Speed breaker shakes ‘dead’ man back to life in Kolhapur
On Dec 16, Ulpe, a resident of Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district, suffered a heart attack and was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead
A man in Maharashtra's Kolhapur was declared dead but reportedly came back to life after the ambulance carrying his “body” hit a speed breaker, shaking him back to life.
The man was again taken to a hospital, from where he walked back home a fortnight later.
The family of Pandurang Ulpe, 65, noticed his fingers moving after the ambulance hit the speed breaker, according to a news agency PTI report.
On December 16, Ulpe, a resident of Kasaba-Bawada in western Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district, suffered a heart attack and was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead. An ambulance then began the journey with his “body” from the hospital to his home, where neighbours and relatives had gathered upon hearing the news of his demise, and were preparing for his last rites.
What happened
When we were bringing his “body” home from the hospital, the ambulance passed over a speed breaker and we noticed that there was a movement in his fingers,” his wife said. He was then taken back to another hospital, where he remained for a fortnight, and underwent an angioplasty during the period, a family member said.
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Ulpe walked home from the hospital on Monday, a fortnight after the ambulance passed over the speed breaker, taking him back to life instead of the crematorium.
Narrating the sequence of the events of December 16, Ulpe, a warkari (devotee of Lord Vitthal) said, “I had come home from a walk and was sitting after sipping tea. I felt dizzy and breathless.
I went to the bathroom and vomited. I don’t remember what happened afterwards, including who took me to the hospital.” There has been no comment so far from the hospital which had declared him dead.
