Teen Declared Dead Wakes From Her Coffin During Funeral
No doctor certified her death, and the family’s wake turned into a viral scene after she sat up inside the coffin.
- On Saturday, 15-year-old Yuleidy Ixcotoyac shocked mourners by sitting up in her coffin during her funeral, hours after her family had declared her dead.
- Her father, Abraham, an evangelical pastor, had earlier stopped his car while driving her to a medical center in Guatemala, believing she had died after finding no pulse.
- Without a doctor examining the teen or issuing a death certificate, the family held a wake in Jocote, where her mother, Lesvia, discovered the movement while crying over the casket.
- Mourners quickly transformed their grief into joy as the teen was helped out of the coffin, with the moment filmed and shared online where it went viral.
- Ixcotoyac is recovering at home following the event, while Guatemalan health authorities have not commented on the circumstances and the teen credits God for her survival.
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In Guatemala, a teenager regained consciousness during the funeral vigil, while her family thought she had been dead for several hours. Local media echoed this story, speaking of a "resurrection". - "A miracle": declared dead, a teenager wakes up in her own coffin a few hours later (International).
15-year-old girl wakes up inside coffin during her funeral in Guatemala
A 15-year-old girl in Guatemala has reportedly regained consciousness inside a coffin during her funeral after her family believed she had died, sparking shock and celebrations among mourners. The teenager, identified as Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, reportedly collapsed while being driven to a medical centre by her father, Abraham Ixcotoyac, an evangelical pastor. As reported by The Read More: https://punchng.com/15-year-old-girl-wakes-up-inside-coffin-du…
A story as shocking as it is frightening. In Guatemala, a teenage girl declared dead by her family would have woken up while she was already in her coffin.
VIDEO - In a small village in Guatemala, a young woman whose family thought she had died after a malaise was put into beer without a medical record of death.
Her father believed that she had died when she stopped perceiving her breathing and pulse on the way to the hospital. However, no doctor had certified her death and, hours later, the young woman regained consciousness in the face of the surprise of her relatives.
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