Woman starts breathing at funeral home – An old woman who was pronounced dead at a nursing home was discovered to be alive when she started breathing at the funeral home she was taken to.
The 82 years old woman was declared dead at Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center at Port Jefferson on Long Island at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Suffolk County.
The falsely presumed dead woman was taken to the O.B. Davis Funeral Homes in Miller Place at 1:30 p.m and was discovered breathing and alive at 2:09 p.m.
The woman was taken to a hospital. No update on her condition has been made available so far.
The name of the woman was withheld for privacy concerns.
According to the police, the case has been referred to the state attorney general’s office for investigation.
Woman Found Alive After Been Declared Dead & Taken To Funeral & Crematory Center In Iowa
Days earlier, a care home in Iowa was fined $10,000 after they mistakenly declared a 66 years old woman dead while she was still alive.
The incident happened at the Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Urbandale on January 3, where she was receiving hospice care.
She was placed in a body bag and taken to the Ankeny Funeral Home & Crematory, where the workers found she was still alive and breathing and called 911.
However, she died two days later on January 5, after being returned to hospice care.
