Man resurrected after three days

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): A 76-year-old villager came to life again three days after his relatives pronounced him dead late November, eyewitnesses said last week.

The man, Daud Dafa from Tusabela village, western Kupang, had undergone treatment at the Kupang General Hospital for symptoms related to old age.

His son Yohanes Dafa and daughter-in-law Rance, who stayed with Daud at the hospital, told The Jakarta Post all the relatives were absolutely sure the elderly man had died.

"On the third day, father rose and asked the horrified mourners what was going on. He said in a trembling voice he had just enjoyed a long deep sleep," Rance said.

An eyewitness, Yosef, said many of the mourners preparing for the funeral were so terrified upon seeing Daud sit up and gaze at them that they rushed out and fled to their homes

According to Yohanes, the sick Daud fainted and then died at about 9 p.m. on Nov. 22. His burial was scheduled for three days after his "demise".

"We have left the grave open so that if Father in Heaven calls him, we don't have to dig it again," Yohanes said. (yac/pan)