Bizarre: Woman bangs on her coffin to tell mourners she is still alive during her own funeral

Woman wakes up inside her coffin.

She was pronounced dead after a car accident.

Before being buried, family members heard noises inside the coffin.

A very creepy case of a woman who woke up inside her coffin, shocked friends and family at her funeral. It turns out that Rosa Isabel Céspedes Callaca began knocking on her coffin in the middle of her funeral, according to Reporte Indigo.

The terrifying incident occurred in Peru. Relatives of the 36-year-old woman were about to bury her when they heard knocking from inside the coffin as they were carrying it to her grave site. They immediately opened it and realized she was alive and her eyes were open.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WOMAN?

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The woman had been involved in a car accident and was declared dead. After all the legal processes her body was handed over to her loved ones for burial, which was to be held in the El Carmen de Ferreñafe cemetery in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo.

The wake took place normally as family and friends came to stand watch for a few hours. However, when it was time to bury her in the pantheon, those present began to hear noises inside the coffin, which frightened them.

WHAT WAS THE WOMAN DOING IN THE COFFIN?

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When they opened the coffin, family and friends saw that Rosa had opened her eyes and, in a matter of seconds, they called the authorities to report what had happened. Everything was messy and confusing, the incident sparked fear among those attending the funeral and no one could believe what they were seeing.

In turn, the administrator of the El Carmen cemetery in Ferreñafe, Juan Segundo Cajo, commented the following to El Comercio: “She opened her eyes and was sweating. At that moment I went to my office and proceeded to call the police.” Filed Under: Woman resurrects coffin

WHAT DID THE POLICE DO?

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When the police arrived, they noticed that Rosa still had vital signs so, while still inside the coffin, they transported her to a hospital to be examined. She was breathing but very weak when she arrived at the hospital so doctors tried to stabilize her.

However, the woman’s condition was already critical and, shortly after arriving, she died at the hospital. This time doctors officially declared her dead and now her relatives have buried her as planned, according to América Noticias.

WHY WAS SHE DECLARED DEAD THE FIRST TIME?

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After investigating this bizarre incident, the forensic authorities explained that the woman could have suffered from an episode of catalepsy, in which the person remains motionless and apparently dead. However, they are still conscious. Apparently no one noticed she still had vital signs, according to Correo newspaper.

Rosa Isabel Céspedes Callaca was involved in a traffic accident on April 24 along with her three children aged 5, 11 and 17. They are still in the hospital without knowing that their mother has died or that their relatives experienced a very traumatic incident.