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A funeral home worker was shocked when a woman who was pronounced dead started breathing. Authorities in Lincoln, Nebraska, said that 74-year-old Constance Glantz was declared dead by a doctor at a nursing home in Waverly, where she was receiving hospice care.
The woman's body was then transported to the nursing home, where workers began to prepare her body. When her body was lifted onto a table, one of the workers noticed she was still breathing and immediately called 911.
When officers arrived, they found the worker giving the woman CPR. Paramedics then took over, and the woman was rushed to the hospital. Authorities then notified her family that she was still alive.
No other details were provided about her condition.
Chief Deputy Ben Houchin with the Lincoln Police Department said there is no evidence of criminal intent by the nursing home where Glantz was receiving care.
"At this point, we have not been able to find any criminal intent by the nursing home, but the investigation is ongoing," he said. "I'm sure the nursing home and everybody else is going to be taking a look into what has happened, and I'm sure they'll look and see if new protocols need to be made and if they were all followed."