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Guatemalan teenager recovery during wake

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In the village of El Jocote, Sacapulas, Quiché, a 15-year-old girl named Yuleidy Ixcotoyac reportedly regained consciousness inside her coffin during her wake on October 10, 2026. The incident occurred after the teenager experienced severe chest pain, which she later described as a sensation of “chest heaviness” prior to fainting. Her father, Pastor Abraham Ixcotoyac Tojin, believed she had died because he could not detect a pulse or breathing. While some reports suggested she had been declared dead at a hospital, her father clarified that she never received a professional medical assessment before funeral arrangements were made; he instead returned home after she lost consciousness while he was driving her toward a medical facility. After approximately eight hours in the casket, attendees noticed movement inside the coffin. Her mother, Lesbia de Ríos, reportedly spotted the movement through the coffin's viewing window, leading family, neighbors, and members of the local Iglesia de Dios Evangelio Completo to assist her as she sat up and opened her eyes. She was subsequently provided with water and oxygen and is reported to be in recovery. The case has gained significant social media attention, including being shared by Argentine President Javier Milei. Guatemalan authorities, including the Ministerio Público (MP) and the Procuraduría General de la Nación (PGN), have ~~opened~~ launched investigations to determine if negligence or occurred. Through the ~~simulation~~ Office of ~~death occurred. Investigators are evaluating~~ Children and Adolescents, the PGN is investigating potential ~~criminal charges, which could include up to five years in prison, as they look for inconsistencies in testimonies~~ family negligence regarding the ~~fact that the girl was never taken to~~ lack of a ~~morgue or evaluated by~~ medical ~~professionals~~ examination to certify her passing.

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