Faint Knocks Heard From Coffin As “Dead” Woman Opens Her Eyes Moments Before Cremation In Thailand

A woman who was thought to be dead narrowly avoided being cremated alive at a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.

According to the BBC, Pairat Soodthoop, general manager of Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple, said he was “startled” when he heard a faint knock coming from the coffin.

He told the Associated Press that when the coffin was opened, he saw the woman “opening her eyes slightly and knocking on the side of the coffin”. He believes she may have been trying to get attention for some time.

The 65-year-old woman’s brother said local officials had told him she had died. However, the temple manager said the brother did not have a death certificate.

While Soodthoop was explaining how to obtain a death certificate, temple staff heard the faint knocking again.

Once it became clear that the woman was alive, the temple’s abbot ordered that she be taken to the hospital immediately.

A doctor later confirmed that the woman was suffering from severe hypoglycaemia, a condition where blood sugar levels drop dangerously low. Reports said she had not experienced respiratory failure or cardiac arrest.

The brother said his sister had been bedridden for the last two years. Her health had worsened, and on Saturday, she appeared to have stopped breathing, according to the temple manager.

The family had travelled nearly 500 km from Phitsanulok province for the cremation ceremony.

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