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erronis

(22,234 posts) Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:09 AM Nov 24

Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-thai-woman-alive-coffin-brought.html

A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.

Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pick-up truck, slightly moving her arms and head, leaving temple staff bewildered.

Pairat Soodthoop, the temple's general and financial affairs manager, told The Associated Press on Monday that the 65-year-old woman's brother drove her from the province of Phitsanulok to be cremated.

He said they heard a faint knock coming from the coffin.

"I was a bit surprised, so I asked them to open the coffin, and everyone was startled," he said. "I saw her opening her eyes slightly and knocking on the side of the coffin. She must have been knocking for quite some time."

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Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation (Original Post) erronis Nov 24 OP

That's wild 🤯 MustLoveBeagles Nov 24 #1

I'll bet this happens all the time. Just sometimes does anyone hear the knocking. erronis Nov 24 #3

you knew someone was going to post this... ret5hd Nov 24 #2

This is truly nightmare fuel. Coventina Nov 24 #4

I thought we needed a bit of relief from the constant horrors of the trump regime.... erronis Nov 24 #5

No one had declared her dead dalton99a Nov 24 #6

So, what is the moral of the story... hlthe2b Nov 24 #7

When in doubt, ask the deceased dalton99a Nov 24 #8

That's why they used to put a bell in coffins Bayard Nov 24 #9

Saved by the bell RussBLib Nov 24 #10

MustLoveBeagles

(14,172 posts)

1. That's wild 🤯

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:11 AM

Nov 24

erronis

(22,234 posts)

3. I'll bet this happens all the time. Just sometimes does anyone hear the knocking.

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:14 AM

Nov 24

And if the coffin is already at the mortuary or final resting place, I'll bet the knocking is frequently ignored.

Wild!

ret5hd

(22,063 posts)

2. you knew someone was going to post this...

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:12 AM

Nov 24

might as well be me:

Coventina

(29,020 posts)

4. This is truly nightmare fuel.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:14 AM

Nov 24

erronis

(22,234 posts)

5. I thought we needed a bit of relief from the constant horrors of the trump regime....

Reply to Coventina (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:16 AM

Nov 24

dalton99a

(91,461 posts)

6. No one had declared her dead

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:28 AM

Nov 24

According to Pairat, the brother said his sister had been bedridden for about two years, when her health deteriorated and she became unresponsive, appearing to stop breathing two days ago. The brother then placed her in a coffin and made the 500-kilometer (300-mile) journey to a hospital in Bangkok, to which the woman had previously expressed a wish to donate her organs.

The hospital refused to accept the brother's offer as he didn't have an official death certificate, Pairat said. His temple offers a free cremation service, which is why the brother approached them on Sunday, but was also refused due to the missing document.

The temple manager said that while he was explaining how to get a death certificate when they heard the knocking. They then assessed her and sent her to a nearby hospital.

The abbot said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.