74-year-old Woman Declared Dead Found Alive Two Hours Later at Funeral Home

A 74-year-old lady who had been reported dead at a nursing home was discovered alive two hours later by funeral home staff working on what they thought were her remains, according to a Nebraska sheriff’s official.

Employees at the Lincoln Funeral Home called 911, and the woman was transported to a hospital alive, where she remained Monday, Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said at a press conference.

The woman’s condition was unavailable. Houchin recognized her as Constance Glantz. “This is a highly exceptional case. “I’ve been doing this for 31 years, and nothing like this has ever happened before,” Houchin explained.

According to the chief deputy, Glantz died about 9:44 a.m. at a nursing home in Lincoln, where she was receiving end-of-life care, with a doctor ready to sign her death certificate. It was unclear if that happened.

She was carried to the funeral home, where employees dialed 911 at 11:43 a.m., according to a Lincoln Fire & Rescue spokesperson.

Houchin reported the incident in which funeral home staff found the woman was still alive.

“Employee was placing Constance Glantz onto a table to start their process,” said the worker. “An employee noticed that she was still breathing.”

The chief deputy stated that an inquiry is underway, but there is no evidence that the nursing facility behaved maliciously in declaring Glantz deceased.

“At this point, we have not been able to find any crimes