Guatemalan girl, 15, found alive in coffin during her wake

Mixed · 2Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, 15, was found alive in her coffin during her wake in El Jocote, Quiché Department, Guatemala, after her family had believed she was dead. 1 2 Mixed · 2Her father, Abraham Ixcotoyac, an evangelical pastor, said she lost consciousness while he drove her to get medical care. He said he stopped the car, found no breathing and no pulse, and concluded she had died. 1 2 Mixed · 2She never reached a clinic or hospital. According to the Daily Mail, the family obtained a coffin without a doctor examining her or issuing a death certificate. The Mirror says the father chose to find a funeral home and coffin rather than seek medical attention. 1 2

Mixed · 2At the wake, her mother (named Lesvia Ríos by the Mail and Lesbia de Rios by the Mirror) leaned over the coffin and noticed movement. Speaking to local media, she said they opened the viewing window and the girl was waking up and suddenly sat up. 1 2 Right · 1The Mail reports that relatives offered her water and helped her out of the coffin, that the moment was filmed and spread online, and that mourners' grief turned to celebration. It says the family called the recovery divine intervention. 1 Mixed · 2Yuleidy described her heart hurting badly, feeling heavy, and then blacking out as if she had fainted. She called her survival a miracle and thanked God. The Mail adds that she was conscious and recovering at home, with her hands still trembling. 1 2

Mixed · 2No medical explanation has been given. Both outlets say local health authorities have issued no findings or statement, and the Mirror adds that she has not undergone a medical assessment. 1 2 Mixed · 2The reports differ on timing. The Mail dates her collapse to the early hours of 10 October, with mourners gathering around 2.30pm that day. The Mirror says she was taken ill on 11 October. 1 2