In a chilling account that sounds almost impossible to believe, Jonathan Mutua reportedly found himself in a mortuary after doctors had declared him dead, only to regain consciousness in the middle of the night and discover that he was lying among the dead.
It was around 3 a.m. at City Mortuary. The room was cold, the smell was overwhelming, and his abdomen was held together with surgical staples following operations he had undergone at Kenyatta National Hospital.
According to his account, Mutua initially believed he was still in the hospital. Confused and desperate for water, he turned towards a woman lying beside him and tried to wake her up. When she failed to respond, he began to realise that something was terribly wrong.
He touched his abdomen and discovered that his body was still warm, with blood coming from his surgical wound.
What happened next would become one of the most terrifying experiences of his life.
When mortuary attendants arrived during the morning shift to move him into a refrigerated compartment, Mutua reportedly responded by saying, “Amen.”
The unexpected response allegedly sent the workers into a panic. They dropped him, reopening his surgical wound, before fleeing in fear.
According to the account, some attendants later returned carrying clubs, apparently convinced that something supernatural had happened. In the ensuing confrontation, Mutua was reportedly beaten and suffered a broken jaw as he desperately tried to convince them that he was a human being who was still alive.
He pleaded with them, insisting that he was a churchman and not a supernatural creature.
Amid the confusion, one attendant reportedly intervened, helped him, secured a blue overall around his waist and arranged for him to be wheeled out of the mortuary.
But the terrifying experience was only one chapter in a much longer battle for survival.
The Quarry Accident That Changed His Life
Mutua’s ordeal reportedly began in January 2022, when he was working as a quarry foreman in Machakos County.
On that fateful day, he was competing with a friend to see who could extract more stones. However, the work was interrupted when rain began falling, forcing the men to seek shelter near a wall.
In a devastating turn of events, the wall collapsed, burying Mutua beneath the debris up to his neck.
His injuries were severe. His spine was reportedly shattered, while his legs were twisted behind him, leaving him trapped beneath the rubble and fighting for his life.
Rescuers rushed to save him, but the initial attempts to free him were reportedly complicated by the position in which he was trapped. Eventually, they managed to pull him out by hand and rush him to the hospital.
Doctors worked to save his life, and he underwent several operations, including surgery to repair his lungs.
However, his condition reportedly deteriorated, with his organs beginning to fail. He was eventually declared dead, setting the stage for the extraordinary events that followed.
His Family Had Already Prepared for His Burial
While Mutua was reportedly being treated at the hospital, his family was preparing for what they believed would be his final journey.
His relatives had allegedly dug his grave, purchased a coffin and created a WhatsApp group to coordinate funeral arrangements. A burial date had also been set as they prepared to lay their loved one to rest.
The family was devastated, believing that they had lost him forever.
But when they reportedly went to collect his body, they received news that nobody had anticipated.
They were allegedly informed that Mutua was no longer at the mortuary because he had come back to life.
The shocking revelation disrupted the funeral plans and left those who had prepared to bury him struggling to comprehend what had happened.
The burial was cancelled, and the coffin was reportedly returned to the seller. In a detail that captures the extraordinary nature of his story, Mutua is said to have kept the receipt for the coffin that was never used.
His survival reportedly left many villagers astonished, although some people found the account difficult to believe.
Alive, but Facing Another Difficult Battle
Today, Mutua is reportedly alive, but the consequences of the quarry accident continue to affect nearly every aspect of his life.
He is paralysed from the waist down and relies on a borrowed wheelchair to move around. His recovery has also placed significant demands on his family, with his wife reportedly helping him with daily care.
Despite surviving the accident, undergoing multiple operations and enduring the reported mortuary ordeal, his medical journey is far from over.
He reportedly still needs another operation involving his liver and intestines, leaving him facing further medical challenges.
His story is a painful reminder of how quickly life can change and how devastating accidents can be for victims and their families.
For Mutua, survival did not mean the end of suffering. It marked the beginning of a long and difficult journey of rehabilitation, dependence and continued medical needs.
His account has all the elements of an extraordinary survival story: a devastating accident, a family preparing for a funeral, a reported awakening in a mortuary and a man who continues fighting for a better future despite life-changing injuries.
Important note: The account contains extraordinary medical and mortuary claims that have not been independently verified here. The details should be checked against reliable reporting and medical records before publication as established fact.
