Meet the 'dead man' who came back to life after being dropped into ice bath

A man who reportedly died after suffering a heart attack, came back to life after being dropped into an ice bath.

Bulent Sonmez had gone to hospital complaining of a pain his arm when he suddenly collapsed with a huge heart attack, the Daily Star reported.

Doctors quickly attended to the dying man but failed to resuscitate him after his heart stopped.

With little to no options left, medics decided to use a controversial therapeutic hypothermia treatment to dunk the Turk into freezing cold water.

They kept the 40-year-old suspended in ice bath as his body slowly reduced in temperature to 30C.

Doctors then quickly restarted his heart, bringing Sonmez back to life.

Despite its success, unfortunately the procedure left the patient with severe memory loss. He was said to have woken up believing he was 20 years old.

Now Sonmez from the Turkish capital Ankara has returned home and begun rebuilding his life.