There was a similar story a couple years ago that happened in the Netherlands if I recall correctly, and the TV (must be one well built TV, now a days they are only rated for a few years) was still on due to the utilities getting automatically withdrawn from the owners account which is common in Europe for a long time now.
http://gizmodo.com/5017621/woman-who-died-while-watching-tv-sat-unfound-for-42-years
That's just eerie.
Hey, I'd party with her.
Not even sure I buy into that one.
Jason