76-year-old Bella Montoya was actually alive inside her coffin gasping for air, hours after being incorrectly declared dead by a doctor. She’s receiving treatment in hospital and an investigation is underway. #ecuador #notdead #funeral #coffin #healthcare | VICE News: This content is being shown for news purposes only | She spent over four hours on June 9 inside the casket after she was incorrectly declared dead from a suspected stroke earlier that day. | 76-year-old Bella Montoya was discovered gasping for air inside her coffin hours after being declared dead by a hospital doctor in Ecuador. | A Woman Stunned Her Family By Banging on Her Coffin at Her Own Wake | When she was discovered to still be alive, her family quickly called for medical support, and she was returned to the same hospital, although Montoya is being treated by a different doctor.