A woman who was believed to be dead and about to be cremated at the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, has been found alive by staff. The temple's general manager Pairat Soodthoop was startled to hear a faint knock from the coffin, he told the Associated Press news agency. Mr. Soodthoop said he asked for the coffin to be opened and saw her opening her eyes slightly and knocking on the side of the coffin. She must have been knocking for quite some time, he added. The brother of the 65-year-old woman said local officials told him his sister had died. However, the temple's manager noted that the brother did not have a death certificate. As Mr. Soodthoop tried to explain to the brother how to obtain a death certificate, the temple's staff heard another faint knock coming from inside the coffin. Once it became clear the woman was alive, the temple's abbot instructed that she should be taken to the hospital immediately. A doctor later confirmed that the woman had been experiencing severe hypoglycaemia - a condition where blood sugar levels drop critically low, local reports stated. The doctor ruled out the possibility that she had suffered respiratory failure or cardiac arrest. The younger brother mentioned that his sister had been bedridden for the last two years, and as her health deteriorated, she appeared to have stopped breathing on Saturday, according to the temple's manager. The family had traveled from the province of Phitsanulok in Thailand for the cremation ceremony, making a nearly 500km (311 mile) journey.
Miraculous Rescue: Thai Woman Found Alive Before Cremation
Miraculous Rescue: Thai Woman Found Alive Before Cremation
In a shocking incident at a Buddhist temple in Thailand, staff discovered a woman presumed dead after hearing knocks from her coffin. This miraculous event unfolded just moments before her scheduled cremation.
A 65-year-old woman who was believed to be deceased was found alive at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple in Thailand. Staff were alerted by faint knocks from her coffin, leading to an extraordinary discovery. The woman was later taken to the hospital and diagnosed with severe hypoglycaemia rather than any fatal conditions. Her brother had been informed of her death, but a formal death certificate was never issued. The family had traveled nearly 500km for the cremation ceremony, only to experience this unexpected turn of events.
