NOT A MOVIE : Only In Zimbabwe
Mourners at a funeral in Zimbabwe were stunned when the dead man woke up as they filed by his coffin, state media reported today.
Brighton Dama Zanthe, 34, was being laid to rest inside a coffin last Monday after he apparently died at his home following a long illness.
The transport worker’s grieving family covered his body with blankets and made arrangements to transfer him to a local mortuary, according to a report in the Herald newspaper.
But the next day Mr Zanthe’s friends and relatives scattered in disbelief when he started moving as they filed past to say their emotional goodbyes.
The dead man’s boss Lot Gaka told the Herald of the moment he realised his employee was still alive.
He said: ‘I was the first to notice Zanthe’s moving legs as I was in the queue to view his body. This shocked me.
‘At first I could not believe my eyes but later realised that there was indeed some movements on the body as other mourners retreated in disbelief.’
‘Zanthe had been on sick leave for some time and everyone at work was aware that he was critical.
‘I was not surprised when I received a call from Zanthe’s wife on Monday night last week saying that her husband had died.’
‘Zanthe’s body had already been put in a coffin and people were preparing to conduct a body viewing procession so that his body could be taken to a mortuary.
‘It was during the body viewing procession that he “resurrected”.’
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