A 70-year-old woman in China diagnosed with terminal cancer and placed in a coffin inside a morgue freezer was found alive over 24 hours later when her family heard sounds coming from inside the container, la.lv reported.
Morgue Discovery in Hejian
The unnamed resident of Hejian fell ill with cancer and other conditions. On Sept. 8, her family discovered her unresponsive at home and presumed she had died. Local officials at a nearby morgue confirmed her death, and workers placed her inside a coffin within a cold storage chamber.
The following evening, relatives visited the morgue to check on her. Her daughter-in-law heard moaning sounds emanating from the casket. The woman’s grandson recounted that the family had placed her in the coffin on the evening of the eighth, and the sounds were heard on the evening of the ninth.
Brief Rescue and Subsequent Passing
Family members opened the casket and pulled her out. Witnesses reported that she was able to open her eyes, though she remained extremely weak and could not eat or drink. Her survival proved short-lived. The family received notification of her death the very next day.
The precise cause of death remains unconfirmed. Local media reports noted that doctors had previously halted her cancer treatments after classifying her illness as incurable.
Previous Cases of Premature Death Declarations
This incident follows a similar occurrence in 2022 in Peru, where a woman revived during her own funeral, alerting attendees by knocking from inside her coffin. She also passed away shortly afterward.
Relatives Hear Sounds from Coffin After Morgue Storage
How long was the woman inside the morgue freezer?
The woman spent more than 24 hours in the morgue’s cold storage chamber before her relatives heard her sounds from inside the coffin on the evening of Sept. 9.
What medical conditions did the woman have before the incident?
She was suffering from cancer and other unspecified illnesses, and doctors had previously stopped her treatments because her condition was deemed incurable.
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