'Man in Iron Lung' Dead at 78

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.