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Knocks From Coffin Reveal Thai Woman Alive at Temple

Missing death paperwork had halted plans for cremation.

Overview

  • Temple staff in Nonthaburi opened the casket after hearing tapping and saw the 65-year-old open an eye and move her arm.
  • The brother had believed she died after two years bedridden and drove about 500 kilometers from Phitsanulok to honor her wish for organ donation.
  • A Bangkok hospital declined to proceed without an official death certificate, leading the family to seek cremation services at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham.
  • Staff transported her to a nearby hospital once she showed signs of life, and the temple said it would pay her medical costs.
  • Video posted by the temple showed faint movements inside the coffin, and some reports cited a doctor who attributed her condition to severe hypoglycaemia rather than cardiac or respiratory failure.