Miracles most certainly do happen. But do we actually expect them to happen after someone has been declared dead? Probably not. In one bizarre story, however, an Ecuadorian woman came back to life during her wake. And yes, she was in a coffin.
Bella Montoya had been brought to the hospital early Friday. It's said that she suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest and a possible stroke.
She was legally declared dead after not responding to efforts of resuscitation. Her son Gilberto Barbera was informed of her death by doctors and given a death certificate for his mother.
The family then took Bella to a funeral home and held a wake for her. There were about 20 people in attendance.
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“After about five hours of the wake, the coffin started to make sounds," Gilberto said. "My mom was wrapped in sheets and hitting the coffin, and when we approached we could see that she was breathing heavily.”
In the video shown, viewers can see Bella opening and closing her mouth as she's trying to breathe. "It gave us all a fright," her son said.
Bella was quickly removed from the coffin and taken back to the hospital. She was placed in intensive care.
As of Monday, she remained in serious condition with an uncertain prognosis, according to her son. Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health will be opening an investigation into the hospital to review how it issues death certificates.
People in the comment section were utterly appalled. "Worst nightmare! And now to hear she is not doing well, so sad, I can’t imagine losing her twice," someone said.
"UNREAL. I cannot imagine the roller coaster of emotions," another person shared.
