Temple staff stunned to hear knocking from inside coffin brought in for cremation

A 65-year-old Thai pistillate believed to beryllium dormant stunned temple unit successful Bangkok erstwhile they heard a faint knocking from wrong her coffin aft her member brought her successful for cremation.

Pairat Soodthoop, wide and fiscal affairs manager astatine the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple, told The Associated Press connected Monday that helium was discussing cremation with the woman’s member erstwhile they heard the sound coming from wrong the coffin.

"I was a spot surprised, truthful I asked them to unfastened the coffin, and everyone was startled," helium said. "I saw her opening her eyes somewhat and knocking connected the broadside of the coffin. She indispensable person been knocking for rather immoderate time."

The Buddhist temple successful Nonthaburi province, extracurricular Bangkok, posted a Facebook video showing a pistillate successful a achromatic coffin successful the backmost of a pickup motortruck moving her arms and head, leaving unit stunned.

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In this Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, photo, an exigency rescue squad transports an aged pistillate discovered to inactive beryllium live aft being considered deceased to a section infirmary earlier her scheduled cremation astatine Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. (Wat Rat Prakhong Tham )

Pairat said the woman’s member had driven her from Phitsanulok state to beryllium cremated.

In video posted by the temple, the pistillate could beryllium seen somewhat moving her arms and caput from wrong the coffin. (Wat Rat Prakhong Tham )

Pairat said the member explained that his sister had been bedridden for astir 2 years earlier her wellness declined and she appeared to halt breathing 2 days earlier. Believing she was dead, helium placed her successful a coffin and made the 300-mile travel to a Bangkok hospital, wherever she had wished to donate her organs.

Pairat Soodthoop said unit astatine the temple were shocked erstwhile they heard a faint knocking from wrong the coffin. (Wat Rat Prakhong Tham )

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The hospital, however, refused to judge the pistillate without an authoritative decease certificate, Pairat said. The member past turned to the temple connected Sunday, which offers escaped cremations, but was besides turned distant for lacking the document.

While Pairat was explaining however to get the certificate, they heard knocking from the coffin. Staff opened it, confirmed she was live and sent her to a adjacent hospital.

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The abbot aboriginal said the temple would screen her aesculapian expenses, according to Pairat.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.