An Ecuadorian woman who was mistakenly declared dead and startled her family by knocking on her own coffin has now died. Former nurse Bella Montoya, 76, spent seven days in intensive care after being pulled from the coffin before suffering a fatal stroke on Friday night, Ecuador’s health ministry has confirmed. She ended up spending five hours in a coffin at a funeral home until mourners heard her knocking on the coffin. 

Ms Montoya was then immediately rushed back to the same hospital which pronounced her dead where she spent her final week.

Gilberto, Bella Montoya’s son, told local reports: “This time my mother really did die. My life will not be the same.”

Following the unusual incident, the hospital is now under investigation by the government.

Additionally, a committee has been formed to review how death certificates are issued by the hospital.

Mr Montoya expressed his disappointment in the lack of a medical explanation from the authorities and issued a warning that things cannot remain as they are.

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He mentioned that Ms Montoya’s sister had made a formal complaint and is determined to find out the doctor responsible for wrongly declaring her sister dead.

“It was a shocking experience for all of us,” said Mr Montoya.

“There were around 20 people present… After about five hours of the wake, we started hearing noises from the coffin. My mother was wrapped in sheets and hitting the coffin, and when we went closer, we noticed she was breathing heavily.”

Her remains have now been returned to the same funeral home where the incident occurred, and she will be laid to rest in a public cemetery.

Her remains have now been returned to the same funeral home where the incident occurred, and she will be laid to rest in a public cemetery, bringing an end to this distressing chain of events.

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