88-year-old woman in the Czech Republic “come back to life”

On June 3rd, Fox News reported a rare case of an 88-year-old woman in the city of Pilsen (Czech Republic) who appeared to “come back to life.”

Her husband called an ambulance, stating, “She’s not moving, not breathing anymore,” after discovering her unconscious on the bed. Paramedics arrived at the house and confirmed that she had passed away. They contacted the medical examiner, who gave a similar assessment.

Afterwards, her husband called a funeral service. “All the staff members placed her body in the casket, and while they were in the apartment hallway, they discovered that she was still alive,” the husband said. The woman was quickly taken to the hospital. Pilsen police are now investigating this unusual incident.

Although it seems unbelievable, especially in a medical context where such events are virtually unheard of, it has been documented before. According to the Cleveland Clinic (United States), this phenomenon is known as the Lazarus effect—named after the biblical story in which Jesus brought his friend Lazarus back from the dead.

This effect typically occurs after a patient's heart has stopped and CPR has been administered without success, resulting in clinical death. Some time later, the patient unexpectedly shows signs of life. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States, there have been 74 documented cases of people “coming back to life” between 1982 and 2022.

However, to this day, how the Lazarus effect occurs and why it happens remains unclear.

Source: Anh Thu – Tuoi Tre Newspaper