Woman Declared Dead in Ecuador Revives During Her Wake; Health Authorities Investigate

Woman Declared Dead in Ecuador Revives During Her Wake; Health Authorities Investigate
A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake, and the incident has prompted a government investigation into the hospital. Screenshot via Google Map
The Associated Press
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QUITO, Ecuador — A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake, and the incident has prompted a government investigation into the hospital.

Relatives left the coffin behind and rushed retired nurse Bella Montoya back to the hospital after the wake Friday in the central city of Babahoyo, son Gilberto Barbera told The Associated Press.