
A woman in Nebraska initially pronounced dead at a nursing home was later found to be alive at a funeral home, authorities have confirmed.
An emergency call was made on Monday by staff of a funeral home in Waverly, near Lincoln, who noticed the 74-year-old was still breathing and performed CPR on her.
Constance Glantz had been pronounced dead by staff at a nearby nursing home about two hours earlier. She was taken to a local hospital. Police are investigating the incident, but say they have not found evidence of criminal intent by the nursing home.
“This is a very unusual case,” said Chief Deputy Ben Houchin from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office at a press briefing broadcast by livestream, reports the BBC. “Been doing this 31 years, and nothing like this has ever gotten to this point before.”
A coroner was not sent to the nursing home because Ms Glantz had been placed in hospice care, and the circumstances did not fall within a coroner’s remit, Houchin told reporters. Ms Glantz’s death had been anticipated, he explained.
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