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'Dead' woman, 101, wakes up in coffin
Mourners couldn't believe their eyes when a 101-year-old woman sat up and spoke - just as she was being put in her coffin.
Peng Xiuhua wanted to know why so many people were in her house in Lianjiang, Guangdong province, China.
Peng, who lived alone, had taken a tumble and hurt herself so her two daughters, who are in their 70s, were looking after her.
However, 10 days later her daughters could not detect a heartbeat and her body had gone stiff so she was declared dead.
The daughters gave her a bath, an undertaker dressed her and they were about to put her in her coffin when she came back to life.
Peng said: "I am a lucky woman. Not only did I get to see how many people care for me, but I also woke up before they took me to the crematorium."
what do you think?
Neil C
Cripes, bit old this story. Come on orange!!
andy johnson
2 months old at least
Dave Smith
It's a different story.
Richard Jackson
holy smoke!
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denisparsons
Lucky woman
chrishearn350
Well at least it wasn't in the House of Lords !!! it couldnt have been She sat up and spoke !
Luke Grailey
Blimey!
andrew
She obviously didn't have a burning desire to die....her daughters made an 'ash of looking after their mum.
movvi
Another one?! I suggest China revises its policy for burial. Someone needs to start checking these old burds a bit more carefully - they seem very resilient to me!
shaun spencer
If you think some someones dead you should make sure your dead certain of it.
Juliecrumpton1234
10:23am on 1/2/2013
Whoopsie! Lol!