Vancouver teacher is left brain damaged, paralyzed and unable to talk after routine surgical procedure went horribly wrong [Video]

12:24 EDT 12 Jun 2024, updated 13:58 EDT 12 Jun 2024

A teacher was left paralyzed and unable to talk after he suffered brain damage during a routine surgical procedure which went horribly wrong. 

Scott Munro was undergoing orthopedic shoulder surgery on September 18, 2023 when his oxygen levels became dangerously low. 

His family claims he was left unchecked for four minutes before he suffered major brain damage and was left in a coma. 

He had to spend a month in the intensive care unit and has had to learn to walk and talk again with lots of intense physical therapy. 

Munro, who has spent nearly 30 years working within the Evergreen School District in Washington, returned to Oregon on Tuesday after eight months away recovering.