Ecuadorian woman is declared dead and wakes up in the middle of her wake

There are situations that no one would like to go through, such was the case of Bella Montoya, 76, originally from Ecuador, who was declared dead and woke up in the middle of her own wake.

The event shocked those present who heard the woman ask for help. On her part, the authorities reported that the woman had been inside the coffin for five hours when the events occurred.

🇪🇨 | The elderly woman, named Bella Montoya, was left for dead at the Babahoyo hospital.

They handed her over to her son at noon to hold the wake, but hours later they realized she was still alive.pic.twitter.com/kOsaqxcnmB

– World Alert (@ AlertaMundial2) June 10, 2023

The event was recorded on video and this was shared via Twitter. In the images, Bella is seen inside the already open coffin, trying to breathe while two men provide physical support.

With his left hand he struck the box, and the hand throbbed. They even gave us a death certificate.

– Gilbert Balberán, son of Bella

Bella was admitted to the Martín Icaza public sanatorium “with a presumptive diagnosis of a cerebrovascular accident and had a cardiorespiratory arrest without responding to resuscitation maneuvers, for which the doctor on duty confirmed her death.” Hours later, she was declared dead and her family was given a certificate attesting to the fact.

Local Ecuadorian media outlets say that Bella was even in the hospital morgue while her son did all the paperwork and arrangements for his funeral.

After five hours of being awake, Bella woke up surprising everyone present. The case went viral and the family is already asking for justice for what happened. Meanwhile, the woman remains on oxygen and under observation, hoping that she has a speedy and favorable recovery.