How Southfield mother found out her daughter, declared dead hours before, was still alivePublished: August 24, 2020, 5:19 pmA Southfield woman said she received a phone call that her daughter was still breathing hours after she had been pronounced dead at their home.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Local 4 has learned who declared a Southfield woman legally dead at her home before she was found breathing at a Detroit funeral home. The Oakland County Medical Examiner released the body to a Detroit funeral home, where the woman was found to be breathing, officials said. Oakland County officials said they don’t agree with that statement and are asking Southfield officials to clarify it for more information. It was the doctor at the hospital who actually declared the woman dead, sources said. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.‘”
The Oakland County Medical Examiner released the body to a Detroit funeral home, where the woman was found to be breathing, officials said. LATEST: Sources reveal who declared Southfield woman dead before she was found breathing at funeral home“I’m devastated that my daughter is going through what she’s going through,” she said. “I told them, ‘Are you absolutely, 100% sure that she’s gone?’ They said, ‘Yes, ma’am, she’s gone.‘”But hours later, her phone rang again. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.‘”Southfield firefighters said there was no foul play at the house, so they contacted the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s office. It was the doctor at the hospital who actually declared the woman dead, sources said.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. A Southfield woman said she received a phone call that her daughter was still breathing hours after she had been pronounced dead at their home. They said, Maam, shes gone, the womans mother said. READ: Sources reveal who declared Southfield woman dead before she was found breathing at funeral homeThe womans daughter, who had been declared dead four hours earlier, was breathing. Somebody pronounced my child dead and shes not even dead, the womans mother said. A local emergency department physician pronounced the patient deceased based upon medical information provided by the Southfield Fire Department at the scene, the Southfield Fire Department said in a statement.
