Mourners screamed and fainted at a wake in
Alagoinhas, Brazil, when the man they were there to bury walked in
- obviously still alive.
Gilberto Araujo, 41, says he heard from a friend
his family thought he was dead, reports AFP.
"A friend of mine told me there was a coffin at
the wake - and that I was inside it," Araujo said. "I told him:
'But I am alive! Pinch me!'"
It turns out Araujo's family was burying a corpse
that bore a striking resemblance to him. The body apparently had
not been formally identified.
"People were so startled. Women were fainting,
people started running all over the place," said mourner Maria
Menezes.
His mother said she was beside herself with
joy.
"What mother who is told her son is dead is not
going to be overjoyed when she sees her son alive again?" said
Marina Santana
