Woman believed to be dead in India 'wakes up' during funeral preparation

26 January 2012, 9:48 am

JAIPUR, India -- An Indian woman narrowly escaped being burned alive after doctors wrongly declared her dead and relatives prepared her funeral pyre. Grieving family members were about to place 72-year-old Magan Kanwar on the flames Wednesday when she suddenly "woke up," The Times of India reported. Female mourners who...... Read More »

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