‘Everyone Was Startled’: Woman in Coffin Discovered to Be Alive at Cremation Facility
A woman in Thailand surprised temple staff when she was seen moving inside her coffin after being brought for cremation. At Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple near Bangkok,a video showed the 65-year-old woman lying in a coffin in the back of a truck,moving her arms and head slightly. The temple manager explained that the woman’s brother had taken her, believing she was dead after being unresponsive for two days, to fulfill her wish to donate her organs.Though, the hospital refused organ donation without a death certificate, and the temple also refused cremation due to missing documentation. While explaining the process to obtain a death certificate, the staff heard knocking from the coffin and discovered the woman was still alive. She was instantly taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, with the temple offering to cover medical expenses.
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pickup truck, slightly moving her arms and head, leaving temple staff bewildered.
Pairat Soodthoop, the temple’s general and financial affairs manager, told The Associated Press on Monday that the 65-year-old woman’s brother drove her from the province of Phitsanulok to be cremated.
He said they heard a faint knock coming from the coffin.
“I was a bit surprised, so I asked them to open the coffin, and everyone was startled,” he said.
“I saw her opening her eyes slightly and knocking on the side of the coffin. She must have been knocking for quite some time.”
According to Pairat, the brother said his sister had been bedridden for about two years, when her health deteriorated and she became unresponsive, appearing to stop breathing two days ago.
The brother then placed her in a coffin and made the 300-mile journey to a hospital in Bangkok, to which the woman had previously expressed a wish to donate her organs.
The hospital refused to accept the brother’s offer, as he didn’t have an official death certificate, Pairat said.
His temple offers a free cremation service, which is why the brother approached them on Sunday, but was also refused due to the missing document.
The temple manager said that while he was explaining how to get a death certificate, they heard the knocking.
They then assessed her and sent her to a nearby hospital.
The abbot said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.
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