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Dead man's phone rings inside coffin

18 November 2003

ANTWERP – The family of a dead motorcyclist are pressing charges against bungling Antwerp undertakers after the man's mobile phone began ringing in his coffin as they sat beside it in a chapel of rest.

Marc Marchal, 32, was killed when his motorbike collided with a tractor near his home town of Rochefort. Mr. Marchal was so badly mutilated in the accident that undertakers advised his family that the coffin should remain closed as they said their last farewells.

The family gathered for a private remembrance service in the undertakers' premises the night before Mr. Marchal's funeral and were horrified when his mobile phone began ringing from within the coffin.

Some of the relatives were so shocked they ran into the street, while undertaker staff rushed to remove the cell phone from the dead man's clothing, the Gazet van Antwerpen reported.

The family are pressing charges against the undertakers firm for negligence in their preparation of Mr. Marchal's body for burial.

They should take the call....May be it's him who tried to communicate from the underworld.

Quoted: 'Can you hear me now?' Eric The(Don'tAnswerThat!)Hun

HAHAHAHAAH

Quoted: 'Can you hear me now?' Eric The(Don'tAnswerThat!)Hun

Damn!you beat me to it.lol

it only would have been a problem if he answered it.

mike

Bullshit!
You are not buried in the clothes you die in.
Someone placed the phone there (if it happened at all)and I don't think it would be the morticians. More likely a family member. Your personel property is taken and returned to the family, not placed in a pocket or something.
B.S
B.S.

Was the deceased a dead ringer for Quasimodo?

Its probably a cold sales tele-marketer calling to see if wants to buy some life insurance.

"Hello?"
"Is Marc there?"
"Yeah, he's here."
"Can I Speak to him?"
"No, I'm afraid not."
"Why not?"
"Because he's dead."

Apologies to Raymond Chandler / "The Big Sleep"

per warlord: Its probably a cold sales tele-marketer calling to see if wants to buy some life insurance.

His family should have put him on the national do not call list.