3-year-old 'dead' girl wakes up in coffin at her own funeral in Philippines
16 July 2014 1:56 PM GMT
One of her relatives noticed the girl’s head moved slightly in the coffin
Picture used for representational purpose only. (Photo: AP)
Manila: A video posted online went viral when the family of three-year-old kept in a coffin found that she was alive. The girl was reportedly declared dead by the local hospital hospital authority a day before the incident.
One of her relatives on Sunday noticed the girl’s head moved slightly in the coffin.
The toddler was quickly lifted out of the coffin, appearing weak but breathing, and wrapped in a shawl as amazed mourners gathered around to see.
She was then carried out of the church.
Watch Video: Young girl wakes up at her own funeral in Philippines
Inspector Heidil Teelan, the local police chief, told the Philippines Star that the girl had been suffering from a severe fever for days and was taken into hospital on Friday.
“The attending clinic personnel and physician confirmed that the young patient had no more pulse and was clinically dead last Saturday morning about 9 am,” Teelan added.
“We really cannot make confirmation on the status of the girl but based on the observation of the police personnel I deployed it appeared the girl remained in a state of comatose in their house."
The toddler was allowed to return home after being checked over at hospital and nurses have been sent to the family home to monitor her treatment.
Several people have woken up at their own funerals in recent years.
Last year in Mumbai a 50-year-old man, Chandrakant Gangurde, who was taken off the ventilator at a hospital in Sion, Mumbai after doctors gave him up for dead, sprang a surprise when he suddenly regained consciousness.
"The doctor wrongly assumed Gangurde was dead and removed the oxygen supply but he woke up with a start," said a cop.
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