An 82-year-old woman who 'died' at a Long Island, New York nursing home over the weekend gave funeral home staff quite a shock when she was found to be breathing about 49 minutes after her arrival, authorities say.
An 82-year-old woman who"died" at a Long Island, New York nursing home over the weekend gave funeral home staff quite a shock when she was found to be breathing about 49 minutes after her arrival, authorities say.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at Waters Edge Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Jefferson around 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Suffolk County police said. She was taken to O.B. Davis Funeral Home in Miller Place around 1:30 p.m., and it didn't take 45 minutes from that point before personnel noticed she was breathing. The woman was taken to a hospital.Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.Last week, a suburban Iowa continuing care home was fined $10,000 after
. In that case, a 66-year-old woman who was believed to be dead was placed in a zipped body bag and taken to a nearby funeral home, where workers found that she was breathing and called 911.