Knocking in Coffin Stuns as Thai Woman About to Be Cremated

Jakarta – Thailand was shocked by the sound of knocking on the coffin when a woman was about to be cremated. The woman turned out to be still alive.

Summarized detikcom Tuesday (2025/11/25 22:25:56), a woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she suddenly moved while in a coffin as it was being taken to be cremated. The 65-year-old woman, who had been ill for years, was thought to have died by her family, after she stopped breathing.

This shocking incident, as reported by the Associated press, occurred at a Buddhist temple called Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, which is in Nonthaburi Province, a suburb of Bangkok.

The temple posted a video via Facebook showing a woman lying in a white casket placed in the bed of a pickup truck. The woman was seen moving her hands and head slightly, leaving the temple staff confused.

The temple’s general affairs and finance manager, Pairat Soodthoop, said on Monday (2025/11/24) that the 65-year-old woman who was thought to be dead was placed in a coffin and brought by her brother from phitsanulok Province to the temple.