By Tim Binnall
Doctors performing an autopsy on an Indian man who died from asphyxiation were astounded when they discovered that the fatal condition came about after he swallowed a live chick that miraculously managed to survive the ordeal. According to a local media report, the jaw-dropping case came to light when Anand Yadav was admitted to a hospital in the city of Ambikapur after fainting at his home. Sadly, he subsequently passed away, leaving doctors to determine his cause of death. The normally routine examination took a stunning turn when they sliced into his esophagus and saw that it contained a live chick.
"This is the first time I have encountered such a case in my career, having conducted over 15,000 postmortems," Dr Santu Bag marveled, "the findings shocked us all." As for how Yadav wound up with a chick in his throat, it is believed that he swallowed the small bird as part of an occult ritual aimed at helping him to become a father. While the misguided attempt at finding a magical solution to his woes proved deadly, the same could not be said for the bird as it was apparently no worse for wear from the undoubtedly unsettling experience, though what became of it after being removed from his remains is a mystery.