Tony Yahle's heart stopped for 45 minutes, he was pronounced dead

Aug 23, 2013 18:06 GMT  ·  By

A 37-year-old man from Ohio has been resurrected – he came back from the dead after his heart stopped for 45 minutes.

Tony Yahle woke up on August 5 with severe breathing problems and he was rushed to the hospital.

His wife noticed that something was wrong but, even though doctors tried to find heart irregularities, they came up empty.

Eventually, his heart stopped beating and medical staff tried to revive him for 45 minutes. His daughter was in the room with him when he was pronounced dead.

17-year-old Lawrence Yahle stormed into the hospital room at Anthony's Kettering Medical Center, bringing a pastor with him.

"Dad, you're not going to die today," he told his father, as relayed in the ABC News report posted above.

Miraculously, a heartbeat was picked up by a monitor still attached to him. He has survived the experience and now has to use a pacemaker.