A Brazilian undertaker got the surprise of his life when he noticed a woman who was declared dead and being prepared for burial
Maria das Dores
was actually breathing and moving.
The London Telegraph reports:
Maria das Dores was a few hours from being buried alive when an official noticed she was still breathing.
Doctors declared her dead on Dec 22 after noticing she had no vital signs.
The 88-year-old was rushed back to the same hospital who had earlier declared her dead.
She had been brought to the hospital in the town of Ipatinga suffering from blocked arteries. She also suffered from Alzheimer’s and was bedridden.
Officials in Brazil have now launched an investigation into how medical chiefs failed to realise the woman was alive and not dead when they sent her body for burial.
“We are happy to know my mother is alive and unhappy with the lack of respect due her,” the family told the Telegraph. Das Dores is now recovering in the intensive care unit. The family is considering a lawsuit against the hospital.
(H/T: FARK)
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