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Daily Record
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Mourners left terrified as ‘dead man comes back to life' at his own wake
A video of the bizarre scene appears to show the moment when the man 'came back to life' inside a coffin in his home in Peru, just days before his funeral was due to take place Mourners in a Peruvian home were left aghast as the coffin of a deceased man began to shake - followed by twitching and sounds from the "corpse" - seemingly coming back to life. A video capturing this extraordinary event appears to show the moment the man was "resurrected" inside his coffin at his residence, mere days before his scheduled funeral. The footage, recorded in the town of Olmos in Peru's Lambayeque region, shows the stunned reactions of the man's family and friends. The clip has since gone viral on social media. Posts on TikTok and X identify the deceased as 'Iván', who was being mourned by his loved ones when he apparently regained consciousness. Speculation is rife about how such an astonishing event could have transpired. One witness hailed it as a divine miracle, likening it to the biblical story of Lazarus's resurrection in the New Testament Gospel of St John. In the video, she can be heard exclaiming: "Glory to God! This man is alive. All those watching us, your prayers for this man, Iván, may God show His glory. Just as He resurrected Lazarus, God can do so with this man. Oh, holy! Pray for this man!". A more prosaic explanation for the apparent "resurrection" suggests that the man might have been in a cataleptic state. Catalepsy is a symptom associated with various neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, characterised by paralysis, a slowdown of bodily functions like breathing, and a stiffness that can be mistaken for rigor mortis. Several viewers commenting on the video proposed catalepsy as an explanation, with one noting the man's good fortune in emerging from the state before burial, while another added: "Those who don't believe in God will say catalepsy, and those of us who do believe, we know it's resurrection." A notable incident involved Argentine socialite Rufina Cambaceres, who fell into a cataleptic state on her birthday in May 1902 and was declared deceased. However, after her burial, the caretaker of La Recoleta Cemetery reported hearing noises emanating from her vault. The coffin appeared to have been disturbed, and upon opening, scratch marks were discovered on the inside of the lid and the girl's face, revealing that Rufina had been interred alive. The cause of her catalepsy episode remains unclear, but it is presumed she eventually succumbed to suffocation after regaining consciousness. Even with modern medical advancements, errors can still occur, and people are occasionally declared dead before seemingly "coming back to life". In a bizarre turn of events this April, paramedics rushed to Son Valenti funeral parlour in Palma, Majorca when a "dead" woman began stirring in her coffin. This eerie occurrence echoes a February incident from the previous year where morgue staff in Guatemala were spooked by a woman who appeared to come back to life, moving within a body bag. Last year also saw an astonishing event in Texas where 16-year-old Sammy Berko experienced a cardiac arrest at a rock climbing gym and was declared deceased. Remarkably, after two hours of persistent CPR, he was resuscitated, prompting one doctor to label him a "literal miracle". Sammy's mother, Jennifer, recounted the harrowing moment her son lost consciousness following his climb, and the devastating news of his death. She revealed: "I started talking to him, just telling him how much I love him and sorry that we didn't know how to save him. Suddenly, as I started praying, my husband said, 'Oh my gosh, he's moving'." Another startling case from June last year involved 76-year-old Bella Montoya Castro, who was pronounced dead at a hospital in southwest Quito, Ecuador. Incredibly, she regained consciousness during her own funeral service. Gilber Barberan, Bella's son, reported that mourners heard noises emanating from the casket as they laid flowers upon it, only to discover that it was Bella herself making the sounds.
Daily Mirror
20-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Man 'comes back to life' at his own wake as he starts moving inside coffin
Mourners at a home in Peru were horrified to see a dead man's coffin begin to shake – before the 'corpse' began to twitch and make sounds, as it was seemingly 'resurrected.' A video of the bizarre event appears to show the moment when the deceased man 'came back to life' while inside a coffin in his home, just days before his planned funeral. The clip, which showed the dead man's family and friends reacting to the shock event, was recorded in the town of Olmos, in the country's Lambayeque region. The clip has gone viral on social media. According to posts on TikTok and X, the deceased, identified by a one witness as 'Iván', was being mourned by his family and close friends, but everything suddenly changed when the dearly departed apparently regained consciousness. There are several theories about how the dramatic event may have occurred. One witness declared the incident a miracle from God, even comparing it to story of Lazarus from the New Testament Gospel of St John. In the video, she can be heard saying: "Glory to God! This man is alive. All those watching us, your prayers for this man, Iván, may God show His glory. Just as He resurrected Lazarus, God can do so with this man. Oh, holy! Pray for this man!' A less supernatural explanation for the apparent 'resurrection" is that the man had been in a cataleptic state. Catalepsy is a symptom of certain nervous disorders or conditions, such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. Its symptoms include paralysis, slowing down of bodily functions, such as breathing, and a stiffness that could be mistaken for rigor mortis. Several commenters on the video put catalepsy forward as an explanation, with one suggesting that the man had been lucky to emerge from the state before he was buried, and another adding: "Those who don't believe in God will say catalepsy, and those of us who do believe, we know it's resurrection.' In one notorious case, Argentine socialite Rufina Cambaceres fell into a cataleptic state on her birthday in May 1902, and was declared dead. But after her burial, the caretaker of La Recoleta Cemetery heard noises coming from her vault. The coffin appeared to have been moved. When it was opened, scratch marks were found on the inside of the lid and the girl's face. It became clear that Rufina had been buried alive. The reason for her bout of catalepsy has never been fully clarified but it is presumed that she died of suffocation after waking up. Even with modern medical methods, mistakes are still sometimes made and people can be declared dead before apparently 'coming back to life'. In April, paramedics were called to a funeral home in Son Valenti funeral parlour in Palma, Majorca after a 'dead' woman began to move in her coffin. The incident follows a similar case in February last year, when morgue workers in Guatemala were left terrified as a woman seemingly returned from the dead – moving inside a body bag. In a similar case last year, a Texas teenager named Sammy Berko, 16, suffered a cardiac arrest at a rock climbing gym and was pronounced dead. However, he was revived two hours later following continuous CPR, leading one of his doctors to hail him as a "literal miracle". Sammy's mum Jennifer described how the teenager lost consciousness after climbing a wall, and she was told that he had died. After medics had abandoned efforts to resuscitate him, Jennifer said: 'I started talking to him, just telling him how much I love him and sorry that we didn't know how to save him. Suddenly, as I started praying, my husband said, 'Oh my gosh, he's moving'." In another shocking incident from June last year, Bella Montoya Castro, 76, was declared dead at a hospital in southwest Quito, Ecuador. However, she woke up during her funeral hours later. Her son Gilber Barberan reported that friends placing flowers on the casket heard noises coming from inside the coffin, and suddenly realised that it was Bella making the sounds.
