WEIRD & BIZARRE : Weird & Bizarre May 2003 Um, He Looked Dead LUCKNOW, India - Sukhlal Gautam's family removed his body from the morgue and were on the way to his funeral when they noticed that he wasn't actually dead. After spending almost 10 hours in the morgue, Gautam was still breathing, and doctors are now investigating how he was originally pronounced dead. The almost-deceased man was in the process of being treated for Tuberculosis when doctors presumed he had died. In fact, they gave his death certificate to the family, and "We were told to take the body for last rites," said his nephew. Though the family is relieved, they are demanding answers from the hospital and don't understand how a mistake of this magnitude could have occurred. In the meantime, Gautam remains in guarded condition. Feuding Cat and Dog Call Police On The Phone MONTANA - When police received a call from a disabled person's home on Christmas Day, they rushed to the site to make sure the owner was in fair condition. The owners, however, weren't even home. What police was a cat and dog fighting. They concluded that the pets must have called 911. Police spokesperson Mike Klem Kalispell explained, "We assume the dog chased the cat, and somehow the phone got knocked over, and the speed dial called 911. We had a history from that residence for sending ambulances." Not one to hold a grudge, Klem jokingly added that they would not be taking the animals into custody. "It's Christmas, and we don't want the animal rights activists getting all over us on that one," he said. Death Narrowly Averted for Washington Man A 13-foot steel beam tumbled from the 11th story of a construction site in downtown Washington and slammed into the driver's side window of a passing Mercedes Benz, missing the driver by inches. Jeffrey Pargament, 44, said he was passing a building under construction near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and H streets, when he heard some shouting. "Instantaneously I was hit," he said. "I thought I was struck by a vehicle. I was stunned at first and turned around to see this beam sticking through the car." Alan Etter, a spokesman for the D.C. fire department, said construction workers on the 11th story were trying to remove the 143-pound beam from a crane when they lost their grip and watched it tumble. "He's the luckiest guy walking around town today," Etter added. BACK TO TOP

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