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Just 16 hours after she was declared dead, an 8-month-old stunned mourners by clutching the fingers of a grieving family member who reached into the tiny white coffin to gently touch the baby girl one last time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the morning of October 19, 2024, Cristiano Santos and Katia Moreira were launched into every parent\u2019s worst nightmare when they found their 8-month-old\u00a0daughter<\/a>, Kiara, unresponsive. Desperate to save their baby girl, the couple rushed her to Faustino Riscarolli Hospital in Correia Pinto, a quiet town in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.<\/p>\n

But their hopes for a miracle were quickly shattered when doctors reported no breathing, no pulse, and no signs of life.<\/p>\n

After a short time, Kiara was officially declared dead, and her devastated parents acted quickly in preparing for the burial that would take place later that evening.<\/p>\n

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Horrifying resurrection<\/h2>\n

Hours later, as loved ones gathered around the tiny white coffin where Kiara lay still, they said their final goodbyes when one mourner made a startling discovery.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0baby\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0hand twitched from inside the open casket.<\/p>\n

And when another reached out and gently touched her fingers, Kiara tightly gripped back, according to the\u00a0Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gasps, tears and screams filled the room as heartbreak turned to horror and then hope.<\/p>\n

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No rigor mortis<\/h2>\n

When the emergency team arrived, they made a discovery that deepened the mystery. The Mirror reports that Kiara still had a pulse and her oxygen saturation level was 84% \u2013 \u201cdangerously low\u201d levels that demand \u201cimmediate medical attention,\u201d explains the\u00a0Cleveland Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Equally shocking was that Kiara\u2019s body showed no signs of rigor mortis, the stiffening of the body that typically occurs 6 to 8 hours after\u00a0death<\/a>.<\/p>\n