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Deep in the back of everyone's mind there's a fear of being buried alive. Even my insanely optimistic and general fearless life is sometimes shaken up by the thought of being trapped in a coffin as they shovel dirt over my miserable existence. What I've never really thought about before that is...will I survive the autopsy?

Apparently at least one person has. Carlos Camejo was declared dead following an car accident in Caracas, Venezuela.  Shortly after being officially "dead" he was taken to the morgue where medical examiners began the procedure. As they proceeded they noticed that he began to bleed, and subsequently attempted to stitch him up to stop the bleeding.

According to Carlos he "woke up because the pain was unbearable". I'm not sure if he was referring to the pain of receiving stitches, or the pain of having someone start to cut you up like a pickled frog.

The story does end on a happy note as his grieving wife arrived to identify the body, only to find him in the corridor and very much alive. You can see Mr. Camejo in the above photo here holding his autopsy order as well as a visual facial scar.

Here's a link to the original Reuters story.