Overview
- Video circulated by local outlets shows 17-year-old Yuleidy Ixcotoyac moving, opening her eyes, and trying to sit up inside a coffin during a wake in El Jocote.
- Her family says they believed she had died after she lost consciousness and showed no pulse while her father was driving her to seek care, and they held a wake later that day on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Reporters and local media note there is no public medical record or official statement confirming that a clinician declared her dead before she was returned home.
- The footage spread quickly online, prompting both religious interpretations from family and community members and skepticism from social media users who have suggested the scene might have been staged.
- Doctors caution that some medical conditions can mimic death without a clinical exam, and the episode highlights gaps in verification and access to formal medical assessment in rural areas that may affect community trust.