‘Dead’ woman opens eyes as she was about to be embalmed
It’s said that real life is stranger than fiction, and this story proves just that.
Timesha Beauchamp, 20, had been declared dead at her Detroit home yesterday, August 23, and was just about to be embalmed at a funeral home when she opened her eyes.
The timeline for the bizarre incident shows that paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive Beauchamp for half an hour after she was found unresponsive.
They
then consulted an emergency room doctor who “pronounced the patient deceased
based upon medical information provided”, said the Southfield fire department.
However,
after being taken to the James H. Cole funeral home in a body bag, she was found
to still be alive after opening her eyes.
Staff
at the funeral home called an emergency medical crew to assist.
“They
were about to embalm her, which is most frightening, had she not had her eyes
open. … The funeral home unzipping the body bag — literally — that’s what
happened to Timesha, and seeing her alive with her eyes open,” said Geoffrey
Fieger, the family’s legal representative.
An
investigation is now underway to determine if protocols were followed by the
police and fire departments in carrying out their duties.