Woman declared dead wakes up in coffin at own funeral.

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Woman declared dead wakes up in coffin at own funeral.
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Mourners at the funeral of a 76-year-old Ecuadorian woman were shocked to find her still breathing in her coffin, five hours after she was declared dead following a suspected stroke. Bella Montoya is now back in hospital in intensive care, and Ecuador's health ministry has set up a committee to investigate the incident. The doctor on duty confirmed her death, but her son said he saw her breathing before the funeral.

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