'Dead' woman wakes up at her own funeral

The 49-year-old cancer sufferer, who had been declared dead by doctors, awoke in her coffin just an hour after being buried alive. Traumatised grievers screamed for help as gravediggers attempted to save the woman. But by the time the coffin had been dug up, the woman was found dead. The Greek mother-of-two, who has not been named, was declared dead at a private clinic in Thessaloniki, Greece early on Thursday. Her funeral was held at a cemetery in the town of Peraia, around 16 miles south of Thessaloniki. Shortly after the service, relatives and friends standing nearby claimed they heard banging and a female screaming from inside the grave.
The police were called and the grave was dug up. Greek media reports said the woman had suffocated inside the coffin due to the lack of air.But a doctor at the scene said such a scenario was unbelievable due to the tests medical professionals had carried out. Chrissi Matsikoudi told the Greek television channel MEGA: "I just don't believe it. "We did several tests including one for heart failure on the body." And she added that it was highly unlikely that "someone in a state of rigor mortis to have been shouting and hitting the coffin like that". Relatives of the dead woman say they are considering filing a complaint against the doctors responsible for her treatment at the cancer clinic. A coroner will examine her body over the next few weeks.