5 PEOPLE WHO WOKE UP DURING THEIR OWN FUNERALS

Well, we have all seen horror movies that sure look like this, but reality? Well, history has recorded some people who decided it was not yet time for them to die and woke from their coffins even after declared dead. They may sound hilarious to you now, but close your eyes for a second and imagine attending a funeral where the dead is awoken. Look at five times this happened in history;

ESSIE DUNBAR
ESSIE was only 32 years old when she was confirmed dead after an epilepsy attack. Her funeral program was arranged for 11 a. m the next day. Essie’s sister happened to arrive late for the ceremony and before she could meet up, the body had already been lowered into the ground. However, it had to be brought up again for Essie’s sister to pay her last respects. Things didn’t go quite as planned as Essie sat straight up in her coffin and smiled at her sister. This situation was the perfect example of commotion, everyone instantly fled the scene including Essie’s sister. The ministers overseeing the event fell into the grave in a bid to escape. As for poor confused Essie, she ran after the fleeing crowd causing even more commotion. She died much later after being rescued.

MATTHEW WALL
Matthew was declared dead amidst preparation for his wedding. On his way to the church in a coffin to begin his burial, one of the pallbearers holding his casket slipped thereby dropping the casket. The shock from the impact of the casket to the ground woke Matthew wall straight up and he started screaming and banging on the casket to be let out. He was let out eventually, and proceeded to get married and live for 24 more years.

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MARGARET DICKSON
Margaret picked up her nickname ‘Half hangit Maggie’ from her almost death situation. In 1721, she gave birth to a baby and hid it following some circumstances. The baby however died and since she could not bury the child because she had hid it all along, she dumped it by the river. The baby was somehow found and traced to her and she was sentenced to death by hanging. After she was hung to death and being taken to a graveyard, she awoke. She went back to her normal life as people saw the occurrence as strange.

ELEANOR MARKHAM
In 1894, Eleanor ‘died’ during her treatment for heart problems. Two days later, during the drive to the cemetery, Eleanor awoke inside her coffin and shouted, the coffin was opened and she was alive. She was helped out and she later said that she could hear everything being discussed about her burial preparation.


THE LITTLE BOY
In 1913, a three year old boy was being buried when he sat up from his coffin and stared straight at his grandma. His grandma immediately passed away from the shock of the whole experience, the boy also become unconscious and was confirmed dead by a doctor.

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