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A woman in Ecuador was mistakenly declared dead. A doctor says these cases are rare

An empty gurney is seen outside of a hospital's morgue in Baltimore in 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

It was a shocking story that made headlines across the globe this week: A woman in Ecuador named Bella Montoya was declared dead but later surprised family members gathered for her wake when she showed signs of life from her coffin.

"It gave us all a fright," Montoya's son, Gilberto Barbera, told The Associated Press.

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