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Polish woman wakes up at morgue 11 hours after being declared dead

Police in Poland have opened an investigation into the incident
Police in Poland have opened an investigation into the incident

A 91-year-old Polish woman surprised morgue workers when she started moving, 11 hours after being declared dead at home.

Janina Kolkiewicz woke up inside a body bag in a cold chamber at the morgue in eastern Poland last Thursday, according to the TVP public broadcaster.

"I was sure she was dead," Doctor Wieslawa Czyz told TVP.

"I'm stunned, I don't understand what happened. Her heart had stopped beating, she was no longer breathing," she said.

"My aunt has no inkling of what happened since she has late-stage dementia," Bogumila Kolkiewicz, the woman's niece, told a local newspaper.

"Once we got her home, she said she was freezing and asked for a hot cup of tea."

Police have opened an investigation into the incident.