In a startling turn of events, a 65-year-old woman presumed dead was discovered alive just moments before her scheduled cremation at the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The temple’s general manager, Pairat Soodthoop, recounted to the Associated Press that he was ‘startled’ to hear faint knocking from the coffin. Upon opening it, he found the woman slightly opening her eyes and knocking on the side of the coffin. ‘She must have been knocking for quite some time,’ Soodthoop added. The woman’s brother had been informed by local officials that his sister had passed away, but the temple manager noted that no death certificate had been provided. As Soodthoop was explaining the process of obtaining a death certificate, the faint knocking was heard. The temple’s abbot immediately instructed that the woman be taken to a hospital. Medical examinations later revealed that the woman had been suffering from severe hypoglycemia, a condition characterized by critically low blood sugar levels. The doctor confirmed that she had not experienced respiratory failure or cardiac arrest. According to the temple manager, the woman had been bedridden for two years, and her health had deteriorated to the point where she appeared to have stopped breathing on Saturday. The family had traveled nearly 500 kilometers from Phitsanulok province for the cremation ceremony. This incident has sparked widespread attention and relief, highlighting the importance of thorough medical verification before proceeding with such ceremonies.