Groom 'dies suddenly' minutes after wedding

A Nebraska man last week died suddenly an hour after his wedding from a heart attack caused by a blood clot.

Johnnie May Davis became a wife and a widow in the same hour when her new husband’s heart stopped just minutes after saying his vows. Toraze Davis, 48, had suffered a fatal blood clot, reported KETV News.

“It was the happiest day of Toraze’s life. I could just see the smile on his face and how happy he was,” said Monica Miller, Johnnie May’s coworker. “It [was] just his energy. I just knew that he was just, it was a great day for him,” she added.

Last month, young Indian newlyweds "died suddenly" on their wedding night from cardiac arrest.

Pratap Yadav, 24, and Pushpa Yadav, 22 were married on May 30th in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district. The two newlyweds went to sleep and never awoke. According to Times of India, police said the postmortem examination showed the cause of death as cardiac arrest with no evidence of foul play.

As to what caused the cardiac arrest, police speculate it may have been poor air circulation.

"A team of forensic experts examined the room of the couple and revealed that the room lacked ventilation and in absence of any ceiling fan and lack of circulation, the possibility of a cardiac arrest could not be ruled out,” said Bahraich Police Superintendent Prashant Kumar.

In media newspeak these sudden deaths would be considered Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). Media operatives began reporting on SADS last year to explain sudden deaths among young, healthy people that are baffling doctors. The deaths occur most commonly in people under 40 and usually are due to cardiac arrest. 

“Healthy young people are dying suddenly and unexpectedly from a mysterious syndrome - as doctors seek answers through a new national register,” wrote the Daily Mail.  

“’SADS is an 'umbrella term to describe unexpected deaths in young people',’” it continued, quoting from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. 

The British Heart Foundation defines SADS as “when someone dies suddenly and unexpectedly from a cardiac arrest, but the cause of the cardiac arrest can’t be found.”

In March, for example, the cause of death for a young flight attendant who died suddenly shortly after landing was determined by the coroner to be Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). Greta Dyrmishi, 24, was working as a cabin crew member for an Air Albania flight from Tirana to Essex, UK on December 21st. As the plane landed at Stansted Airport, Dyrmishi suddenly fainted. Paramedics were unable to revive her, and ten minutes later she lost her pulse. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Essex Coroner Michelle Brown revealed the cause to be “sudden adult death syndrome (SADS)”.

Journalists reporting on the growing spike in deaths have been unable to find health experts who can explain it, though many doctors have been warning about it since 2021. Peer-reviewed studies have shown a significant correlation between cardiac arrest and COVID-19 vaccines.