And other stories from the stranger side of life
A woman who was found to be alive after knocking inside her own coffin has been declared dead for the second time. Bella Montoya, 76, was pronounced dead after she was admitted to hospital in Ecuador on 9 June with a suspected stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest. However, at her wake, family members began to hear signs of life. She was rushed back to hospital and placed in intensive care under intubation where she remained for seven days before she died, The Independent reported.
