A 65-year-old woman believed to have died the previous night was discovered alive inside her coffin just moments before her planned cremation in Nonthaburi on Sunday.
Wat Rat Prakongtham livestreamed the near-tragedy.
Relatives had brought the woman's body in a coffin for cremation.
When temple staff opened the coffin for final preparation before cremation they noticed the woman moving - confirming she was still alive.
The "dead" woman's younger brother told reporters the family had travelled from Phitsanulok after being informed by local officials that she had died the night before.
“I’ve cared for my sister for three years,” he said. “Officials told us she had died. All the documents had been issued, so we placed her in a coffin and brought her to the temple for cremation.”
Temple staff said that upon opening the coffin, they were shocked to see the woman showing signs of life. The abbot immediately ordered she be taken to hospital.
A doctor confirmed that the woman showed no signs of having suffered cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. Instead, she was found to be experiencing critically low blood sugar levels.
