95-Year Old Woman Wakes Up In Coffin

(WIBX) - A 95-year old was found cooking a bowl of rice in her kitchen. Doesn't sound like a news story, right?

Well, it is if you consider the fact that Li Xiufen had spent most of the previous week in a coffin.

The Chinese woman tripped and suffered a head injury, and then laid down to take a nap. A neighbour who had been checking on her, later found her motionless and said that she was not breathing. He and his son prepared her body for a funeral, keeping the coffin in the house for several days so that neighbours could pay their respects.

After checking with a Chinese fortune teller, Li's relatives decided to wait almost seven days and bury her on February 24th, believed to be a good day for a funeral.

When they came to collect the coffin on the 23rd they found it empty. Terrified, they began a search for the body and instead discovered Li cooking rice in the kitchen.

She acknowledged taking a long nap and said she pushed the lid for a long time to get out of the coffin, but wasted no time making something to eat, complaining that she was very hungry.