He was dead. Someone had found his body on the street.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

It's a wonderful clarinet solo by someone named Johnny Dodds long dead of course- but it's one of the most beautiful, incredible clarinet solos you'll ever want to hear.

这是一段由强尼·多兹演奏的单簧管独奏,当然他去世很久了,但这是一段最美妙且无与伦比的,单簧管独奏,你非听不可

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Hivin Kako, a volunteer with the Observatory, says the reporting process is difficult given the situation, but that it has never had a case where it has listed someone as dead who was later found out not to be.

BBC: Profile: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Eight reversible causes have to be checked one at a time before someone is pronounced dead.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Magazine | How do you diagnose death?

The mannequin represents someone wounded or dead, and the woman is a Disaster City victim who's been "moulaged" -- made up with mock injuries -- and assigned tasks.

CNN: The brotherhood of Disaster City