Funerals are as a rule a tragic and sombre affair the place grieving folks say goodbye to a much-loved pal or relative who has died.

However, a wake in Ecuador took an surprising flip when a lady who had been declared useless began knocking on her coffin to disclose she was nonetheless very a lot alive.

The weird incident within the central metropolis of Babahoyo has prompted a authorities investigation into the hospital the place Bella Montoya was handled.

Mrs Montoya, a 76-year-old former nurse, was lifted out of her coffin and rushed again to hospital after the unfinished funeral on Friday.

Her relieved however shocked son Gilberto Barbera stated: "It gave us all a fright."

He added: "There were about 20 of us there.... After about five hours of the wake, the coffin started to make sounds.

"My mum was wrapped in sheets and hitting the coffin, and after we approached we may see that she was respiratory closely."

Mr Barbera stated docs have informed him his mom's scenario stays dire.

Mrs Montaya was in intensive care on the Martin Icaza Hospital in Babahoyo on Monday whereas the ministry investigates the docs concerned in her case, Ecuador's well being ministry stated.

A technical committee has additionally been shaped to evaluate how the hospital points demise certificates, the ministry added.

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Mrs Montoya had initially been admitted to the hospital on Friday with a doable stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest.

She was declared useless when she did not reply to resuscitation, the well being ministry added.

Mr Barbera stated his mom was unconscious when she was delivered to the emergency room and that a health care provider knowledgeable him just a few hours later that she was useless.

The physician then handed over identification paperwork and a demise certificates.

Mrs Montoya is now underneath intubation and docs haven't been giving kinfolk a lot hope about her prognosis, Mr Barbera stated.

No particulars have been launched concerning the physician who had prematurely declared the girl useless.

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