Technicians discovered Bedford wrapped in a pastel blue sleeping bag fastened with nylon straps after breaking through the tank’s metal shell.
His general state was considered outstanding for someone frozen for over 25 years, despite minor discolouration, skin fissures, and physical damage.
Although his corneas had gone chalky white and there were bloodstains around his lips and nose, his face seemed younger than his 73 years.
After the examination, Bedford was put back in liquid nitrogen for further preservation and put in a fresh sleeping bag.
A Future That Is Frozen More than half a century after his death, Bedford is still maintained in a vertical storage unit with 145 other cryopreserved people.
Modern technology still hasn’t made the breakthrough necessary to bring frozen corpses back to life, despite the 2017 promises of rebirth.
Bedford’s dream—and the promise of cryonics—remains a compelling prospect, awaiting the day when it will be possible to transcend the line between life and death.
