Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Updated 7:17 AM CST, November 24, 2025
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BANGKOK (AP) — A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.

Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pick-up truck, slightly moving her arms and head, leaving temple staff bewildered.

Pairat Soodthoop, the temple’s general and financial affairs manager, told The Associated Press on Monday that the 65-year-old woman’s brother drove her from the province of Phitsanulok to be cremated.

He said they heard a faint knock coming from the coffin.



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[ToxMarz]

1. Seems her brother may have been a little over anxious to see her gone.

[PSPS]

2. OMG! This is reminiscent of the episode "Breakdown" on Alfred Hitchcock Presents!

Starring Joseph Cotten and directed by Hitchcock himself.

[sop]

3. Reminds me of Edgar Allan Poe's short story, 'The Premature Burial."

[central scrutinizer]

4. That movie scared the shit out of me

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056368/

[Bayard]

5. Already posted

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20827937

[twodogsbarking]

6. Is it me or is it hot in here?

[maptap22]

7. She was mostly dead 😆 (princess bride ref)

[OnlinePoker]

8. The night she died of cancer, my Mom revealed that was her biggest fear.

She made me promise that the crematorium would double check if she had a pulse before they put her in the oven.

[C Moon]

9. In the 1800's people were buying safety coffins with bells, windows, etc.

Medical knowledge wasn't what it would become, and it was difficult to tell if someone was in a coma type sleep or was indeed dead.
Creepy.

[RussBLib]

10. saved by the bell

THAT's a nightmare.