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WATCH: Mourners attending the wake of a woman in Ecuador were shocked to discover that she was, in fact, still alive.

An elderly Ecuadoran woman who woke up inside a coffin at her own wake is being treated at the same state hospital that declared her dead two days earlier, her son said on Sunday.

Bella Montoya, 76, started knocking on inside of her casket during wake and was sent back to the hospital that pronounced her dead

A video posted on Twitter shows Bella Montoya, 76, in her open coffin breathing heavily while two men assist her.

Ecuadorian mourners were reportedly shocked after hearing their "dead" relative knocking from the inside of the coffin during her funeral. 

In a shocking turn of events, mourners gathered at the wake of Bella Montoya were startled to discover that she was still alive.

Mourners at the wake of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive.A hospital doctor in the city of Babahoyo declared Bella Monto...

Video footage captured the extraordinary moment when medics rushed to tend to the woman, who was still alive despite being declared dead.

Bella Montoya was heard 'hitting the box' afer the five-hour wake