{"id":316782,"date":"2026-04-16T12:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=316782"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:39:28","slug":"dead-tired-man-sparks-roadside-crime-scene-after-napping-too-convincingly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/dead-tired-man-sparks-roadside-crime-scene-after-napping-too-convincingly\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead tired: Man sparks roadside \u201ccrime scene\u201d after napping too convincingly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The “body” of a man caused a scene in Seafarer Road, Strandfontein, yesterday when he was thought to be dead \u2014 until he unexpectedly sat up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, it was not the start of a zombie apocalypse or a post-Easter miracle \u2014 but a misunderstanding. The man who had fallen asleep under a reddish-orange covering in the middle of a public road reserve had no idea that the exposed sliver of his dead-looking leg would cause the entire area to be cordoned off and police to be summoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The body-bag-like covering with protruding leg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Laughter ensues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When one resident called TygerBurger<\/em> about the incident, she was barely coherent amidst her breakdowns in laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople saw this red bag there with the leg showing,\u201d she said. \u201cThey thought it was a dead person and they contacted the police. They came and they cordoned off the area and it took a while because people didn\u2019t want to get too close. It was a whole thing. And (break for laughter) the guy (break for laughter) sat up (long break for laughter).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In between the woman\u2019s long burst of mirth TygerBurger<\/em> could just make out that \u201cthe guy was sleeping, the whole time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Strandfontein Community Policing Forum’s chair, Sandy Schuter, confirmed the incident on WhatsApp, in between strings of laughing emojis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The “dead” man unexpectedly sits up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Caught on camera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Several passersby caught on camera the moment when the unbeknownst \u201cdead man\u201d woke up and sat up. The footage quickly went viral on local chat groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video and images of the scene show large sections of Seafarer Road cordoned off. The Bayview Road intersects Spine Road, which is a busy thoroughfare, and is opposite a busy garage. It also runs along the False Bay College<\/a> Strandfontein Campus which is under construction. As a result, the very dead-looking living man gave lots of people front row seats to the spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the images and videos, the deathly still plastic covering and protruding leg, is seen contrasted against the backdrop of the green construction fencing of the campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The identity and fate of the undead man is not known to TygerBurger<\/em>, who reached out to the City and police for comment. Neither have replied yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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