There were a series of inventions in the 19th century, which would aid someone, who was buried alive, to escape, breathe and signal for help. Patent No. 81,437 granted to Franz Vester on August 25 ...

Into the Shadows. Historical Immurement: People Who Were Bricked Up or Buried Alive. Posted: June 13, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. Explore the gruesome history of Immurement, a form of ...

Due to the sweltering heat, Octavia was buried quickly in the local cemetery. Within a week of her burial, a number of people in Pikeville were stricken with the same strange illness, falling into ...

There were about 20 miners in the mine, and we rescued 8 people alive. 12 people are still trapped,” he said. He explained ...

Some of these unfortunate people are buried alive more or less unintentionally, in the rubble of buildings collapsed by earthquakes. Some, though, are buried less unintentionally.

26 kids were buried alive in Northern California. ... People across the country quickly assumed Ray was the hero, and lavish praise for the humble bus driver followed.

Army pilot Ashley Piccirilli was going through a normal day at a new construction job in the summer of 2021 when she was buried alive for about 30 minutes after a trench collapsed at her job site ...

Another incident occurred in 2014 after a Polish woman freighted mortuary staff by moving in a body bag. The 91-year-old woman returned to her family and warmed up with soup and pancakes. One of the ...

In Wilmington, we see dead people. Not only is there a thriving "ghost tour" industry, but those tours sometimes go into stories of Wilmingtonians who died or were buried under unusual ...

More than 2,000 people were buried alive in the landslide that smothered a Papua New Guinea village and work camp on Friday in the country’s remote northern highlands, the authorities told the ...