Woman starts knocking inside coffin during her wake: 'Gave us all a fright'
Bella Montoya, 76, may have had a stroke and cardiorespiratory arrest
An Ecuadorian woman declared dead at the age of 76 woke up five hours into her remembrance service and started knocking inside her coffin.
Doctors declared retired nurse Bella Montoya dead following a possible stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest. She did not respond to resuscitation efforts, Ecuador’s health ministry said.
The family gathered at a funeral home and held her wake June 9 but had to stop when they heard a sound from the coffin. The wake started just hours after doctors declared Montoya dead, according to her son.
Ecuador’s health ministry said Montoya remained in intensive care Monday while the ministry opened an investigation into the doctors who treated her last week. Investigators will pay particular attention to the hospital’s process for issuing death certificates.
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Bella Montoya, 76, may have had a stroke and cardiorespiratory arrest
An Ecuadorian woman declared dead at the age of 76 woke up five hours into her remembrance service and started knocking inside her coffin.
Doctors declared retired nurse Bella Montoya dead following a possible stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest. She did not respond to resuscitation efforts, Ecuador’s health ministry said.
The family gathered at a funeral home and held her wake June 9 but had to stop when they heard a sound from the coffin. The wake started just hours after doctors declared Montoya dead, according to her son.
Ecuador’s health ministry said Montoya remained in intensive care Monday while the ministry opened an investigation into the doctors who treated her last week. Investigators will pay particular attention to the hospital’s process for issuing death certificates.
Woman starts knocking inside coffin during her wake: 'Gave us all a fright'
Bella Montoya's family had a wake four hours after she was declared dead and returned her to a hospital for treatment as soon as they confirmed she was still alive.
