Granny 'back from the dead'
A 95-year-old Chinese woman climbed out of her coffin after being ‘dead’ for six days.
Li Xiufeng was found motionless after tripping and hurting her head at home, a fortnight ago.
When she failed to wake up, she was assumed to have died in her sleep.
Her son Qingwang son proceeded to prepare for her funeral.
The coffin was kept in the house for several days for friends and relatives to pay their last respects.
However, the coffin was not nailed shut .
The day before the funeral, the coffin was found to be empty.
"We were so terrified, and immediately asked the neighbours to come for help," he said.
The villagers were stunned to find Xiufeng in her kitchen cooking.
She reportedly told villagers: “I slept for a long time. After waking up, I felt so hungry, and wanted to cook something to eat.
"I pushed the lid for a long time to climb out."
It is believed that Xiufeng suffered an artificial death, during which the person has no breath, but the body remains warm.
However, despite being given a second lease on life, the same local tradition has left Xiufeng with nothing as her belongings were burnt, in line with tradition.
Source: The Daily Mirror
Image: The Daily Mirror
Published Feb 29 2012
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