Woman who was declared dead at hospital in Ecuador ‘bangs on coffin’ and is found breathing during her own funeral
Bella Montoya, 76, had been declared dead by a doctor in the city of Babahoyo following a suspected stroke.
She was put in a coffin and taken to a funeral parlour, where relatives held a vigil before her planned burial - but they started to hear strange sounds. "It gave us all a fright. After about five hours of the wake, the coffin started to make sounds,” her son said. 'My mom was wrapped in sheets and hitting the coffin, and when we approached we could see that she was breathing heavily.
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