13 Most Bizarre Things Found Inside People’s Bodies
10. A Hand Grenade
A woman from Mexico called Karla Flores was hailed as a miracle woman when doctors discovered that she had a live grenade lodged in her head.
One day, Karla was selling seafood at a market when she heard a loud bang and something struck her hard on the side of the face before she passed out.
When she woke up in hospital, it was thought that some rubble or shrapnel must have lodged itself in her face, but X-rays showed that it was actually an unexploded grenade that had been fired from a launcher but not detonated.
Due to the very real danger that the thing could explode at any moment, surgeons were reluctant to operate, then two anesthesthetists, a nurse, a doctor and two explosive experts came forwards to help. Karla was taken out into an open field for the operation, away from anybody else lest the grenade should detonate.
The operation was a success. Karla was left with half of her teeth and a large facial scar, but she managed to emerge from the bizarre ordeal very much alive.