Temple staff in Nonthaburi province, just outside Bangkok, reported that a woman believed to be dead was found alive inside a coffin brought in for cremation, as reported by Fox News.

The incident occurred on Sunday at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple after the woman’s brother transported her nearly 300 miles from Phitsanulok province, believing she had died two days earlier.

Pairat Soodthoop, the temple’s general and financial affairs manager, told The Associated Press that he was speaking with the woman’s brother about cremation arrangements when they heard a faint knocking coming from inside the coffin.

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Pairat said, “I was a bit surprised, so I asked them to open the coffin, and everyone was startled. I saw her opening her eyes slightly and knocking on the side of the coffin. She must have been knocking for quite some time.”

The temple posted a video to Facebook showing the woman inside a white coffin placed in the back of a pickup truck. In the footage, she appears to move her arms and head as stunned staff members react to the discovery.

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According to Pairat, the woman had been bedridden for about two years. Her brother told staff that her health had deteriorated, and she appeared to stop breathing two days before the trip.

Believing she had died, he placed her in a coffin and drove her to a Bangkok hospital, where she had expressed interest in donating her organs.

Hospital officials told him they could not accept her for organ donation without an official death certificate.

Pairat said the brother then brought the coffin to the temple on Sunday, which offers free cremations, but staff informed him that a death certificate was required before proceeding.

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While Pairat was explaining how to obtain the certificate, the knocking from the coffin was heard. After the staff opened the lid and confirmed she was alive, she was taken immediately to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Pairat said the temple’s abbot later announced that the temple would cover her medical expenses.

Authorities have not released additional information about the woman’s current condition.

Local officials are reviewing the sequence of events, including the initial belief that she had died and the circumstances of her transport from Phitsanulok to the Bangkok area.

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