WITNESSES have described the horrifying moment a man allegedly came back from the dead as surgeons prepared to harvest his organs. Thomas 'TJ' Hoover II from Kentucky reportedly started crying and "thrashing" around on the operating table as doctors tested his heart health for transplantation. 5 Thomas ‘TJ’ Hoover II pictured in hospital after suffering from a drug overdose in October 2021 Credit: TikTok 5 Hoover was declared dead before he regained consciousness on the operating table Credit: Facebook 5 Baptist Health Richmond Hospital has reiterated that patient health is a top priority as the allegations are being investigated Credit: Baptist Health In October 2021, Hoover suffered from a drug overdose and after being rushed to the Baptist Health Richmond Hospital he was later declared dead.
The 36-year-old was then wheeled to an operating room to test his suitability for organ donation which included a cardiac catheterization. However, his sister and witnesses from the hospital have detailed the moment he allegedly regained consciousness as surgeons tried to examine his heart. "He was moving around — kind of thrashing.
Like, moving, thrashing around on the bed," Natasha Miller, an organ transplant doctor told NPR . read more on organ donation 'MY HERO' Tear-jerking moment girl, 6, hails tragic organ donor, 22, who saved her life DONOR DRIVE Brits to become organ donors during passport applications to boost sign-ups "And then when we went over there, you could see he.