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Video: Responders free man buried alive in grave

Footage shows EMS personnel scraping dirt from the man’s body, who was still buried up to the chest, before hauling him out of the grave

Sky News

SAO PAULO, Brazil — A man who was found buried alive in a Brazilian cemetery has been freed after a passer-by reportedly saw the earth moving and heard calls for help.

Brazil’s Record TV said the discovery was made by a woman visiting a relative’s grave in the Ferraz de Vasconcelos area of Sao Paulo.

Video footage shows emergency services scraping dirt from the man’s body, who was was still buried up to the chest, before hauling him out of the grave.

Full story: Buried Alive: Man Freed From Brazil Grave