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Thai Woman Found Alive in Coffin Moments Before Cremation at Nonthaburi Temple

Doctors say extreme hypoglycaemia caused the deep unresponsiveness that exposed gaps in death verification.

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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 25: Fire is seen in the incinerator during the cremation of a COVID-19 victim at the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple on August 25, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Siam Nonthaburi Foundation, owned and operated out of the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Temple, is a rescue group based in Nonthaburi, a province north of Bangkok. As COVID-19 cases in Thailand continue to surge and the daily death toll rises, hospital morgues rely on rescue foundations and temples to transport and cremate an increased number of bodies. The Siam Nonthaburi Foundation works 24 hours delivering bodies of COVID-19 victims from hospitals and morgues to their temple in Nonthaburi where cremations and coffins are provided free of charge. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Temple staff at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham opened the coffin after hearing faint knocks and found the 65-year-old moving.
  • Her brother had driven roughly 500 km from Phitsanulok to fulfill her organ-donation wish, but a Bangkok hospital refused without an official death certificate.
  • Temple workers halted preparations and arranged emergency transport to Bang Yai Hospital, where doctors found no cardiac or respiratory failure and treated severe hypoglycaemia.
  • Officials and hospital staff verified the incident shown in a widely shared Facebook video posted by the temple.
  • The abbot pledged to cover her medical costs, and the case is prompting scrutiny of Thailand’s end-of-life verification and paperwork practices.