Family members and guests were shocked during a burial ceremony they discovered that the deceased was alive just moments before he was put in a coffin.

24-year-old Watson Franklin Mandujano Doroteo was pronounced dead by doctors at the Contingency Hospital of Tingo Maria in Peru after suffering a fever following dental surgery on October 21, Metro UK reports.

It was also noted that doctor arrived and confirmed that Doroteo showed vital signs, he was removed from the coffin and immediately transferred to hospital where he was later confirmed dead.