Girl found alive in coffin eight hours after being declared dead

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 09:44 · Archive

A 15-year-old girl in Guatemala regained consciousness and sat up in her coffin during her wake, eight hours after being declared dead. Yuleidy Ixcotoyac lost consciousness while her father, Abraham Ixcotoyac, was driving her to a medical centre in the early hours of 10 October. He checked for a pulse and breathing, found neither, and concluded she had died. The family purchased a coffin without a doctor examining her or issuing a death certificate and returned home to begin the wake.

Mourners gathered at the house in El Jocote, Quiché Department, at around 2.30pm that day. As the wake proceeded, her mother, Lesvia Ríos, leaned over the coffin in tears and noticed movement inside. The family was stunned when Yuleidy opened her eyes and sat upright in the coffin. Shocked loved ones offered her water and helped the teenager out of the coffin as the moment was filmed and shared online.

Yuleidy later described the moments before she collapsed, saying her heart hurt badly and felt heavy before she blacked out. She expressed gratitude for her recovery, telling local media she had 'no way to thank God for everything he has done in my life'. Her father confirmed she never reached a clinic.

How it is being reported

• Teen wakes up in coffin at her own funeral, shocking mournersA viral video has captured the shocking moment a 15-year-old girl – believed to be dead – suddenly woke up inside a coffin at her funeral in Guatemala.New York Post · 13 Oct, 10:12
• Teenager wakes up in coffin at wake after being declared deadA teenager who rose from their coffin has described their final moments before losing consciousness after they shocked family and friends in the middle of their own wakeThe Mirror · 13 Oct, 09:29
• Family discover daughter, 15, is alive in her coffin during wakeA 15-year-old girl has been found alive in her coffin eight hours after being considered dead.Daily Mail · 12 Oct, 11:24

In this story: Yuleidy Ixcotoyac · Abraham Ixcotoyac · Lesvia Ríos · El Jocote · Quiché Department · Guatemala

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