15-year-old Guatemalan girl declared dead wakes up in coffin during her funeral wake

• Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, 15, lost consciousness from severe chest pain while her father drove her to a health centre in Quiché, Guatemala
• Her father detected no pulse or breathing and, without seeking medical care, arranged a wake at their home in El Jocote village
• Around eight hours into the funeral service, her mother noticed movement inside the coffin, prompting mourners to take a closer look

A 15-year-old girl from a remote Guatemalan village reportedly regained consciousness inside her own coffin roughly eight hours after her father concluded she had died, in an incident that has since spread widely across social media.

Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, from the village of El Jocote in the Sacapulas district of Quiché department, began experiencing severe chest pain in the early hours of October 10, 2026.

Her father, Abraham Ixcotoyac, was driving her towards a health centre when she lost consciousness in the vehicle.

Neighbours, relatives gathered at the family home for Yuleidy's wake

Abraham later told local media that just before reaching the municipality of San Pedro Jocopilas, he could not detect any breathing or heartbeat in his daughter.

Convinced she had died, he turned the vehicle around, collected a coffin from a funeral home, and brought her body home without ever entering a medical facility. No doctor examined her, and no formal declaration of death was ever issued.

Neighbours and relatives gathered at the family home for the wake. Yuleidy's mother, Lesvia Ríos, was standing beside the coffin, weeping, when she reportedly noticed her daughter's body moving.

Yuleidy's casket opened by mourners

Those present opened the casket to find the teenager alive and responsive. Some accounts indicate she asked for water after being helped into a sitting position.

Video footage of the moment circulated rapidly on social media and drew widespread attention.

Speaking afterwards, Yuleidy described intense chest pain followed by a sudden loss of awarenes, saying she had no memory of the hours she spent inside the coffin.

Yuleidy's family members describe bizarre moment

Her father confirmed in interviews that she had at no point received any medical assessment before being placed in the casket.

Family members have since described the outcome as a miracle, though no official medical explanation for the episode has been released.

Yuleidy was conscious and recovering following the incident, according to reports shared on social media.

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Source: TUKO.co.ke