'Brain dead' US teen wakes up day after parents sign papers to pull plug and donate his organs


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  • Tuesday, 08 May 2018

Trenton McKinley from Alabama was at a friend's house when a utility trailer he was riding flipped over and crushed his head. The 13-year-old miraculously came back to life in March, a day after doctors declared him brain dead. PHOTO: VIDEO SCREENGRAB FROM FOX10.COM.

A 13-year-old American boy miraculously came back to life in March, a day after doctors declared him brain dead and his parents signed the paperwork to donate his organs.

Trenton McKinley from Alabama was at a friend's house when a utility trailer he was riding flipped over and crushed his head, reported American broadcaster CBS News on Monday (May 7).

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