British Student, Aged 20, Clinically Dead for 25 Minutes During Surgery Following Severe Sunburn

In a distressing medical ordeal, a British college student miraculously survived after being medically deceased for 25 minutes at a US hospital. As per the BBC, Charlie Vincent’s first day as a canoeing instructor at a summer camp in New Hampshire took a dramatic turn when excessive sunlight exposure left him with severe second-degree burns on his legs.

Unaware of the seriousness of his burns, he continued to work, but the agony and harm soon became unbearable, resulting in a medical crisis. Camp leaders hurried him to the hospital, where physicians diagnosed not only severe sunburn but also pneumonia. As physicians performed emergency surgery, his heart ceased beating for 25 minutes and he also experienced a minor stroke.

It took a bone-chilling 25 minutes before his heart was revived, his family stated. Charlie’s 24-year-old sister, Emily Vincent, described his recovery on the operating table as a “miracle”. She also disclosed that physicians found he had an enlarged heart, also referred to as cardiomegaly, which means the heart has to exert more effort than usual.

The 20-year-old was subsequently placed in an induced coma for seven days, with physicians initially dreading the necessity for heart and kidney transplants. Nevertheless, against all odds, Mr Vincent pulled through, as his organs began to miraculously recuperate.

”At one point, I just couldn’t see a way that Charlie was going to make it, it was absolutely heart-wrenching, it was torment. It’s undeniably a miracle that he’s still here, I think the hospital he has been in has provided him with the most incredible care and without that, I don’t think he would have made it,” she remarked. 

Charlie is now taking his initial steps towards a recovery as he has regained the strength to walk once more. He is scheduled to return to the UK for further treatment in the upcoming days on a medical flight.

The Vincent family have established a GoFundMe to aid in covering the expenses of Charlie’s medical bills. It has already garnered over 13,000 pounds and is set to be utilized for travel expenses for the parents as well as the medical bills.