US EditionWoman found alive in coffin before cremation at Thai temple
The woman, suffering extreme hypoglycemia, was mistakenly declared dead and found alive after knocking inside her coffin at a temple offering free cremations, officials said.
- Buddhist temple staff on the outskirts of Bangkok found a woman alive in a coffin after hearing a faint knock, and Pairat Soodthoop saw her open her eyes.
- Her younger brother said the woman had been bedridden for two years and appeared to stop breathing on Saturday, with local officials telling him she had died.
- Medical follow-up found she suffered an extreme case of hypoglycemia, while a doctor ruled out respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, according to reports.
- Temple abbot ordered the woman be taken to hospital immediately once staff realised she was alive, and the family had travelled nearly 500km from Phitsanulok province for the ceremony.
- As the manager explained death-certificate steps, Pairat Soodthoop said the younger brother did not have a death certificate while staff heard a faint knock from inside the coffin.
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A woman considered dead, who was subsequently burned at a Buddhist temple near the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, was found in the life of the temple staff, writes BBC.
The scene took place in a Buddhist temple, where blows were heard in the drawer prior to incineration. The woman, 65 years old, had been without giving signs of life for two days, according to her brother.
A seriously ill woman is mistakenly declared dead. Her brother travels with her across the country to the crematorium. Only there does the error manifest itself.
A seriously ill woman is mistakenly declared dead. Her brother travels with her across the country to the crematorium. Only there does the error manifest itself.
A seriously ill woman is mistakenly declared dead. Her brother travels with her across the country to the crematorium. Only there does the error manifest itself.
A seriously ill woman is mistakenly declared dead. Her brother travels with her across the country to the crematorium. Only there does the error manifest itself.
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