Detroit Man Wakes After EMS Declares Him Dead

A Detroit man woke after being declared dead at about noon on Wednesday, Local 4 reported.

Louis Golson, 51, was pronounced dead by EMS crews that responded to the home on the 13000 block of Mapleridge on Detroit's east side, where he lives with his sister, Lisa McCloud, and her husband.

McCloud's husband went downstairs to Golson's basement bedroom to check on him and found that he wasn't moving and was unresponsive.

A short time after EMS arrived at the home, they came upstairs to tell the family that Golson was dead. The crew apparently claimed the 116 pound man had died in his bed overnight and rigormortis had begun to set in.

"They told me to call the doctor, to sign the death certificate (and) they will not have to take him to the morgue, that the funeral home can come and get him," said Golson's niece, Kimberly Golson.

McCloud said she started notifying family members that he had passed while EMS waited at the scene for police.

At about 2 p.m., when Golson's other sister, Deborah Golson, went downstairs to check on his body, he opened his eyes and moved his arms, the station reported.

Police responding to the scene also confirmed that the 51-year-old was not dead.

"When the police came, the police took the light, flashed the light into his eyes and the police realized he was alive," McCloud said.

Golson was rushed to St. John Hospital, where doctors determined that the diabetic had suffered a sugar attack.

He was treated and is recuperating in a hospital bed, the station reported.

Deborah Golson told Local 4 that she believes the incident is part miracle and part mistake.

A captain with the Detroit EMS squad said the case is under investigation and a report was being prepared to hand over to the chief's desk to determine if the EMS workers will face any punishment.

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