Teen Declared Dead Wakes From Her Coffin During Funeral
The teen is recovering at home after the coffin wake was filmed and shared online, while Guatemalan health authorities have not commented.
- On Saturday, 15-year-old Yuleidy Ixcotoyac shocked mourners by sitting up in her coffin during her funeral, hours after her family had declared her dead.
- Her father, Abraham, an evangelical pastor, had earlier stopped his car while driving her to a medical center in Guatemala, believing she had died after finding no pulse.
- Without a doctor examining the teen or issuing a death certificate, the family held a wake in Jocote, where her mother, Lesvia, discovered the movement while crying over the casket.
- Mourners quickly transformed their grief into joy as the teen was helped out of the coffin, with the moment filmed and shared online where it went viral.
- Ixcotoyac is recovering at home following the event, while Guatemalan health authorities have not commented on the circumstances and the teen credits God for her survival.
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The family feels that they experienced a true miracle when they got their daughter back.
A 15-year-old girl in Guatemala who was believed to be dead suddenly woke up inside her coffin during her funeral, in a moment that has shocked family and onlookers. The unusual incident involved Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, who fainted as her father, Abraham Ixcotoyac, was driving her to a medical center. The father stopped the vehicle and checked his daughter's breathing and pulse. Believing that she was not breathing and had no pulse, he assumed the gi…
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Penn LiveA Guatemala family thought they were saying goodbye. Then everything changed
A viral video from Guatemala is drawing worldwide attention after a 15-year-old girl unexpectedly woke up during her own funeral, turning a day of grief into one of shock and relief. Reports from multiple news outlets say the teenager, Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, is now recovering at home after the extraordinary incident in the village of El Jocote, WION reported.
A 15-year-old girl in Guatemala, who was declared dead by her father without a medical certificate, woke up in a coffin during her own funeral. The incident shocked her family and the video went viral.
In Guatemala, a 15-year-old "resurrected from the dead." Yuleidy Ixcotoyac awoke in her own coffin during the funeral Mass in her honour.
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