PUEBLO, Colo.—A boy who survived three years without a brain has died.

Nickolas Coke surprised doctors after he born with only a brain stem. Most babies with that condition are still born or die shortly after birth.

According to KOAA-TV ( http://tinyurl.com/a4d7tdy), the boy survived without medical equipment and was playing with pumpkins before he died earlier this week.

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Information from: KOAA-TV, http://www.koaa.com