Posted by Chinenye on Wed 14th Oct, 2026 - tori.ng
A family in Guatemala was preparing to say their final goodbye to a teenage girl when something unbelievable happened.
(loved one helps 15-year-old Yuleidy out of her coffin Photo Credit: The Sun)
A 15 year old girl, Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, shocked mourners in Guatemala when she woke up inside her coffin during her own funeral.
Hours earlier, her father had declared her dead.
Her father, Abraham Ixcotoyac, says she collapsed while he was driving her to a medical centre.
He said he could not feel a pulse or detect breathing, and he declared her dead without a doctor confirming it.
A coffin was bought and a funeral was arranged in the village of El Jocote, about eight hours after she collapsed.
During the wake, her mother, Lesvia Ríos, saw movement inside the coffin while she was crying over her daughter.
The family opened it and found Yuleidy moving.
She then sat up and started talking. Her mother said she kept insisting her daughter was alive.
The family helped her out of the coffin and gave her water, and grief quickly turned to relief.
Yuleidy said her heart began hurting badly before she blacked out.
She is now awake and recovering at home.
She thanked God for being alive.
Guatemalan health authorities have not yet made any public comment.