'Man in Iron Lung' Dead at 78
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FILE - A staff member poses next to an iron lung in the Science Museum during a Guest Preview Day ahead of the official opening in London, Aug. 17, 2020. Paul Alexander of Dallas, Texas, a polio survivor knows as the "man in the iron lung" died aged 78 on March 12, 2024.
A polio survivor known as the "man in the iron lung" has died aged 78, according to his family and a fundraising website.
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Devotees gather to take a dip at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers during the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Feb. 12, 2025. A pilgrim takes a holy dip in the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on Feb. 12, 2025. People sit inside a train coach at Prayagraj Junction station while returning after taking a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, on Feb. 18, 2025. A man seeks blessings from a sadhu, or Hindu holy man, inside his tent on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, on Feb. 20, 2025. Laborers ferry Hindu pilgrims past a poster of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the ongoing Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj on Feb. 1, 2025.
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