15 People Who Were Buried Alive

Saturday, Aug 15, 2020, 4:05 pm
By:James Fraser


Being buried alive is one of the most horrible feelings a human being can ever face. When you are buried alive, you can't breathe or break free. As you struggle to breathe, your body runs out of oxygen creating indescribable pain throughout the body, and make you helplessly beg for death. Yes, those few moments of deep suffocation are highly painful.
Unfortunately, many people were buried alive throughout the history because of a mistake, or as a result of a crime or a punishment. Here are fifteen people who were buried alive.
10.Sipho William MdLetshe

Sipho William Mdletshe was a South African man who was buried alive in a coffin but survived. Sipho and his wife met with a severe car accident, where Sipho was badly injured. Onlookers confirmed he was dead, and he was put in a hospital morgue. After spending two days in morgue, Sipho woke up inside the box and started screaming. People who were working near morgue heard him and saved him.


Sipho William MdLetshe-15 People Who Were Buried Alive

11.Philomele Jonetre

In 1867, a 24 year old French woman named Philomele Jonetre caught up with cholera. Very soon, she was pronounced dead. Back in those days, there wasn't a wider access of advanced medical technology that helps people conclude whether or not someone is dead. People used to put a candle near the nose of the sick person to check if the person is breathing. She was buried in a coffin, which was re-opened sixteen hours after. Though there were signs of life, they didn't last longer. She was formally announced dead the next day, and was buried again.


Philomele Jonetre-15 People Who Were Buried Alive


12.Chiara Paez

Chiara Paez was a fourteen year old girl from Argentina who was beaten and buried alive by her boyfriend. She was a teen pregnant who was killed by her boyfriend for unknown reasons. Her boyfriend Manuel Manlissa buried her alive in his back garden. This murder triggered country-wide protests in Argentina. Manuel Manlissa was arrested by police.


Chiara Paez-15 People Who Were Buried Alive

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