Overview

• Her partner found the 88-year-old unresponsive on Friday morning and emergency services subsequently handed the case to a coroner who declared her dead.
• Funeral workers noticed signs of life while preparing her body for burial and summoned paramedics to revive and transport her to hospital.
• Ambulance spokesman Martin Štěpán reported that she is receiving treatment and remains in stable condition.
• Police spokeswoman Michaela Raindlová said investigators are examining whether the coroner failed to follow proper protocols.
• The coroner’s firm, 1 Koronerská, apologized for the error and admitted it has encountered three similar false death calls in recent years.