# Christa Pike nearly taken off life support before waking up

https://mins.news/en/item/91031

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 08:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/8/christa-pike-almost-taken-off-life-support-before-she-woke-up?traffic_source=rss

> Death row inmate Christa Pike regained consciousness after a botched execution in Tennessee, her lawyer says. Life support was due to be withdrawn on the day she woke, and her first words were, “Where am I and who are you?”

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