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William Mata

Woman who knocked on her own coffin at funeral declared dead for a second time

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A woman who was discovered alive after knocking inside her own coffin in Ecuador has been declared dead for the second time.

Bella Montoya, 76, was admitted to hospital in the central city of Babahoyo on June 9 with a suspected stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest, the local health ministry said.

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