PUBLISHED : 24 Nov 2025 at 12:47
NONTHABURI – A 65-year-old woman believed to have died the previous night, was discovered alive inside her coffin just moments before her planned cremation in Bang Yai district on Sunday.
Wat Rat Prakongtham livestreamed the near-tragedy.
Relatives had brought the woman’s body in a coffin for cremation under the temple’s “Final Home” funeral support programme.
When temple staff opened the coffin for final preparation before cremation they noticed the woman moving – confirming she was still alive.
The “dead” woman’s younger brother told reporters the family had travelled from Phitsanulok after being informed by local officials that she had died the night before.
“I’ve cared for my sister for three years,” he said. “Officials told us she had died. All the documents had been issued, so we placed her in a coffin and brought her to the temple for cremation.”
Temple staff said that upon opening the coffin, they were startled to see the woman showing signs of life. The abbot immediately ordered she be taken to hospital, assuring the family that the temple would cover all medical expenses.
A doctor later confirmed that the woman showed no signs of having suffered cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. Instead, she was found to be experiencing severe hypoglycemia (critically low blood sugar).
She received immediate treatment and was placed under close medical supervision.