Kentucky man TJ Hoover came 'back to life' as surgeons began the process of harvesting his body parts after he was declared brain dead.
"I feel betrayed by the fact that the people that were telling us he was brain dead, and then he wakes up," his sister told reprters.
The family had reportedly raised concerns that Hoover was alive because his eyes seemed open and he looked around while being wheeled to the operating room. Doctors dismissed it as a "common reflex."
At one point, Hoover was reportedly sedated when he started thrashing and crying. And doctors reportedly planned to go forward with the organ recovery, which was ultimately canceled.
The incident is under investigation by the Kentucky Attorney General and US Health Services Resources Administration.