VIDEO: Woman Pronounced Dead Is Actually Alive
A woman from Southfield was pronounced dead on Sunday after suffering from cardiac arrest, but was later reported to be still breathing when she arrived at James H. Cole Funeral Home in Detroit on Schaefer Highway.
“At 7:34 a.m. on August 23, 2020, Southfield Fire Department paramedics arrived at a home in Southfield on a call for an unresponsive female. When paramedics arrived, they found a 20-year-old who was not breathing. The paramedics performed CPR and other life reviving methods for 30 minutes. Given medical readings and the condition of the patient, it was determined at that time that she did not have signs of life,” according to a statement released by Southfield Fire.
Several sources said the woman was picked up and transported to the funeral home sometime between 11:30 a.m. and noon on Sunday. It was then when employees at the funeral home discovered the woman was still breathing. The funeral home released a statement confirming this on Monday morning: “After receiving clearance from the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s office she was transported to our funeral home. Upon her arrival at the funeral home, our staff confirmed she was breathing and called EMS.”
She was transported to a hospital, where she remains. Detroit and Southfield fire departments reported different ages for the woman; Southfield says she’s 20, whereas Detroit officials say she’s 14. Personal information on the patient is not being released to respect the privacy of her and her family.
This bizarre story still remains under investigation by the Southfield Fire Department.