BACK FROM THE DEAD: Man Awakes In MORGUE After Too Much Drinking, Goes Back To Party!

by Scott McKay | December 31, 2015 12:14 pm

Let’s call this guy the original party animal. He might even be the inspiration for a reboot of the Weekend At Bernie’s franchise…

But you had to know this story comes from Russia[1], where the world’s toughest drunks ply their trade…

A man in Russia’s Far East woke up in the morgue after having been declared dead, local media report. Before the incident, he had been doing vodka rounds with friends – and after the “miraculous awakening,” he went back to the party.

The man who was mistakenly taken for dead passed out after drinking too much, local Khasanskiye Vesti newspaper reported Wednesday. However, it is not clear when exactly the incident took place. Khasanky Region is a coastal area in Russia’s Far East, which is home to some 35,000 people scattered over the territory of 4,100 square kilometers.

His friends called an ambulance and medical staff hastily declared the man dead before taking him to the morgue, according to the daily. However, the man eventually came back to his senses (somewhat) – only to find himself in a mortuary freezer.

“That night the local morgue was filled to its capacity, the bodies were not only on the shelves, but also on the floor of the freezer room, where our ‘dead’ hero was allocated,” Aleksey Stoyev, a police spokesman, told the newspaper.

“At some point, the man woke up, failing to understand where he was. It was very dark and cold. In addition his brain was foggy due to the influence of alcohol. In the darkness, he felt someone’s completely cold limbs and in fear rushed to the door. But it was locked.”

He started screaming for help and pounding on the door. His calls drew the attention of the morgue’s guard, who reported the situation to the doctors. The latter thought that the guard was imagining things, according to the local report. Nonetheless, out of cautiousness the doctors called police.

So what happened next? Well, the cops questioned the drunk and let him go. So naturally, he went back to the party – where his friends were drinking shots in his honor. And when he walked through the door, at least one of them fainted from the shock of seeing him again.

Only in Russia, right? Was there anybody involved in this episode who wasn’t under the influence of vodka?