Miraculous: Brain dead teenager starts to breathe hours before organ donation surgery

A British teenager, Lewis Roberts, was declared brain dead after suffering from an accident. As per a report, he wakes up just before his organs were to be donated.

First Published Apr 1, 2021, 11:35 AM IST | Last Updated Apr 1, 2021, 11:35 AM IST

A teenager declared brain dead after being hit by a van wakes up hours before his organs were donated in a miraculous incident. The 18-year-old Lewis Roberts, from England's Staffordshire, was struck by the vehicle on March 13 and suffered severe head injuries. After he was admitted to a hospital, his family was informed that he wouldn't recover and have failed his fight with life, and it's time to say the final goodbye. So his family agreed to donate Lewis's organs to help seven other people, but just hours before the surgery, the teenager began to breathe again on his own. His sister recorded a video of the miraculous moment, and it has gone viral on social media. Watch video.