A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead by doctors after being taken to a hospital by her son was found alive and breathing inside a coffin.
Bella Montoya from Ecuador was rushed to Martin Icaza Hospital in Babahoyo by her son, Gilbert Rodolfo Balberan Montoya.
Gilbert said that his mother suffered from hypertension and several heart problems. He was told by doctors that she died from a cardiorespiratory arrest caused by an unspecified cerebrovascular disease.
Montoya was put in a coffin and taken to a funeral parlor where grieving family and friends held a vigil before her burial.
Five hours later, the family decided to open the casket to change her clothes but found the elderly woman gasping for air.
Speaking about the moment they realized his mother was still alive, Gilbert said: “My mom started to move her left hand, to open her eyes, her mouth, she struggled to breathe.”
One of the relatives shared a video of the incident on social media. It showed Montoya lying in a coffin gasping for air as another mourner complained that the ambulance they called had not arrived yet.
Firefighters then arrived and transferred the elderly woman onto a stretcher and rushed her to a hospital.
“My mom is on oxygen, her heart is stable,” Gilbert said. “The doctor pinched her hand and she reacted, they tell me that’s good because it means she is reacting little by little.”
Ecuador’s health ministry’s committee is now investigating the incident.
According to Metro, Gilbert was quoted saying: “I am slowly coming to terms with what has happened. Now, I only ask for my mother’s health to improve. I want her to be alive and by my side.”
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