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'Dead' woman found breathing in coffin at own funeral
Mourners at the funeral of an Ecuadorian woman were startled to discover she was still alive.Bella Montoya, 76, was declared dead last week following a suspected stroke.
Five hours into her wake on Friday, relatives preparing to change her clothes ahead of the burial found her gasping for air.
Ms Montoya is now back in hospital in intensive care, and Ecuador's health ministry has set up a committee to investigate the incident.
In a statement, the ministry said that the woman went into cardiorespiratory arrest - a loss of breathing and heart function - and did not respond to a resuscitation, so the doctor on duty confirmed her death.
Her son, Gilber Rodolfo Balberán Montoya, was quoted by local media as saying that his mother had been "admitted around 09:00, and at noon a doctor told me [she] died".
Ms Montoya was then placed in a coffin for several hours until she was spotted by family members trying to breathe.
A video posted on social media shows her lying in an open casket and breathing heavily while several people crowd around her. Paramedics then arrive and observe Ms Montoya before moving her onto a stretcher and into an ambulance.
She is now in intensive care in the same hospital where doctors declared her death.
AFP news agency quoted Mr Balberán as saying: "Little by little I am grasping what has happened. Now I only pray for my mother's health to improve. I want her alive and by my side."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65886245
Bus of the Beast banned, Poland.
Bear swimming in Florida.
Maybe this is the real cocaine bear ^^
www.cbsnews.com
Maybe this is the real cocaine bear ^^
Young Florida black bear swims to Florida beach "from way out in the ocean"
At one point, a witness says the bear was swimming right next to his 12-year-old son.
www.cbsnews.com
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Looking at a map of Destin, FL, I'm not seeing an island where it may have come from, that the article hints about unless it's the Santa Rosa 'Island' to the west, which really isn't far at all from Destin. Almost looked like they shared the coastline, but they are separated, and bear wasn't going to use the freeway bridge.... 'Way out in the ocean' obviously a non-scientific observation, a half-mile can be 'way out there', and bears have been known to swim a few miles.
Titanic tourism leaves a sinking feeling. 
Submersible vanishes near Titanic wreck; search for 5 aboard underway
A submersible on an expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic vanished Sunday off the coast of southeastern Canada, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Monday. The Coast Guard is searching for five people after the submersible lost contact with the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince during a dive that took place 900 miles east of Cape Cod on Sunday morning. The vessel was designed to hold 96 hours of emergency oxygen in the event of a calamity, Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said Monday at a news conference.
“We anticipate that there’s somewhere between 70 to the full 96 hours available at this point," said Mauger. “We’re using that time, making the best use of every moment of that time to locate the vessel.” The dive was organized by OceanGate Expeditions, a private research and tourism company. Among the 5 passengers aboard the submersible vessel was one commander who piloted the ship and four “mission specialists” who paid to take part in the expedition, according to Mauger.
OceanGate alerted the Coast Guard of the vessel’s disappearance Saturday afternoon, about 45 minutes after its last reported communication. OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement it was “mobilizing all options” to rescue those on board, and that its “entire focus is on the crew members in the submersible and their families.” A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as a Canadian P8 aircraft equipped with underwater sonar capability, are searching for the missing submersible, said the Coast Guard. An additional C-130 aircraft from the New York National Guard will join the aerial search this evening. Additional commercial companies in the area are aiding in the search for the vessel, primarily searching the ocean surface.
In 2021, OceanGate Expeditions began taking crews of “citizen scientists” or “crew members” in the submersible to view the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Its website says OceanGate conducts eight-day expeditions to the wreck, with one currently underway and the next one planned for June 2024.
OceanGate Expeditions makes you a full member of the crew and the experience allows you to participate in every aspect of the expedition,” says a review on the company’s website attributed to two-time customer Renata R.
During Monday’s news conference, Mauger said the Coast Guard and OceanGate would not be sharing the names of the vessel’s passengers out of respect for families who were still being notified of the ship’s disappearance. Several suspected passengers shared posts on social media ahead of the voyage. Hamish Harding, who works in the aviation industry, is one of several passengers aboard the missing vessel. He shared an Instagram post Sunday detailing how severe weather had made planning the voyage difficult. “This mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023,” he wrote.
On Facebook, David Concannon, an attorney and ocean explorer, shared a post saying “I was supposed to be on this expedition and, indeed, on this dive, but I had to cancel to attend to another urgent client matter.”
The Titanic, the largest ship of its time, was touted as unsinkable before its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York in April 1912 with more than 2,200 passengers and crew on board. After striking an iceberg, it sank into the North Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people, according to most estimates. Its wreckage now lies on the ocean floor under 12,500 feet of water, roughly 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
Last year, Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate, told CBS that the expedition costs $250,000 per person. Rush said some of the Titanic enthusiasts — or “Titaniacs” — who travel on the submersible mortgage their homes to go on the trip or save for 30 years, while others are so rich they don’t think twice about the cost.
A submersible on an expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic vanished Sunday off the coast of southeastern Canada, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Monday. The Coast Guard is searching for five people after the submersible lost contact with the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince during a dive that took place 900 miles east of Cape Cod on Sunday morning. The vessel was designed to hold 96 hours of emergency oxygen in the event of a calamity, Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said Monday at a news conference.
“We anticipate that there’s somewhere between 70 to the full 96 hours available at this point," said Mauger. “We’re using that time, making the best use of every moment of that time to locate the vessel.” The dive was organized by OceanGate Expeditions, a private research and tourism company. Among the 5 passengers aboard the submersible vessel was one commander who piloted the ship and four “mission specialists” who paid to take part in the expedition, according to Mauger.
OceanGate alerted the Coast Guard of the vessel’s disappearance Saturday afternoon, about 45 minutes after its last reported communication. OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement it was “mobilizing all options” to rescue those on board, and that its “entire focus is on the crew members in the submersible and their families.” A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as a Canadian P8 aircraft equipped with underwater sonar capability, are searching for the missing submersible, said the Coast Guard. An additional C-130 aircraft from the New York National Guard will join the aerial search this evening. Additional commercial companies in the area are aiding in the search for the vessel, primarily searching the ocean surface.
In 2021, OceanGate Expeditions began taking crews of “citizen scientists” or “crew members” in the submersible to view the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Its website says OceanGate conducts eight-day expeditions to the wreck, with one currently underway and the next one planned for June 2024.
OceanGate Expeditions makes you a full member of the crew and the experience allows you to participate in every aspect of the expedition,” says a review on the company’s website attributed to two-time customer Renata R.
During Monday’s news conference, Mauger said the Coast Guard and OceanGate would not be sharing the names of the vessel’s passengers out of respect for families who were still being notified of the ship’s disappearance. Several suspected passengers shared posts on social media ahead of the voyage. Hamish Harding, who works in the aviation industry, is one of several passengers aboard the missing vessel. He shared an Instagram post Sunday detailing how severe weather had made planning the voyage difficult. “This mission is likely to be the first and only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023,” he wrote.
On Facebook, David Concannon, an attorney and ocean explorer, shared a post saying “I was supposed to be on this expedition and, indeed, on this dive, but I had to cancel to attend to another urgent client matter.”
The Titanic, the largest ship of its time, was touted as unsinkable before its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York in April 1912 with more than 2,200 passengers and crew on board. After striking an iceberg, it sank into the North Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people, according to most estimates. Its wreckage now lies on the ocean floor under 12,500 feet of water, roughly 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
Last year, Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate, told CBS that the expedition costs $250,000 per person. Rush said some of the Titanic enthusiasts — or “Titaniacs” — who travel on the submersible mortgage their homes to go on the trip or save for 30 years, while others are so rich they don’t think twice about the cost.
It has a British billionaire on it!
96 hours of air.
2.5 miles underwater.
Missing.
They need to find that sub fast!
We don't need Titanic tragedy II.
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Quick, somebody send Elon down in his pedo submarine!
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Watch this small but mighty pig defend family farm from bear on Vancouver Island
Barbie-Q, a miniature pig, was captured on surveillance footage charging a black bear
A heroic showdown captured on surveillance footage earlier this week shows a brave miniature pig charging a black bear that broke into her family's farm.Barn security footage from early Sunday morning shows the pig, named Barbie-Q, standing inches in front of the bear as it slowly steps closer to her.
She is then seen charging forward, forcing the bear to run back.
Owner Crystal Walls and her husband were away at the time with their four dogs, who usually defend the farm.
When her housesitter called to let them know their fence had been breached, the couple rushed home and watched the security footage.
"Lo and behold, there was our little mini pig Barbie-Q fighting off a bear," Walls said Tuesday on CBC's All Points West.
And the unlikely fight resulted in an even more unlikely winner. The bear sat back on his behind before leaving about 30 minutes later.
"He definitely did not put up a fight to Barbie. He got out of her way," said Walls.
Walls said it seemed that Barbie-Q was attempting to corral their other animals back into their pen, charging at them to get back every time they came too close to the bear.
"It was very unbelievable to see."
Barbie-Q was rewarded for her service with a bowl of fruit salad and plenty of belly rubs.
A pampered pig with a feisty side
Walls said this attack was out of character for her beloved Barbie-Q, who is normally frightened by the family's pet goats and will run away if they get too close."I did not think something that size, that she would even attempt to charge it."
The six-year-old pig has lived a sheltered life.
She was raised inside the family's home for her first three years of life, sleeping in their bed, going on camping trips with them, even joining them in attending neighbourhood events.
Barbie-Q was moved outside to the barn when her younger brother [bacon] Bits joined the family.
"Everywhere we went with the dogs, she came with us," said Walls, adding that Barbie-Q is an affectionate pig who enjoys kissing and cuddling her owner.
But Walls says Barbie-Q can be feisty at times, and her pig-headed nature came out Sunday morning.
Christy Brookes, who was house-sitting for the family at the time, told CHEK News she has noticed the pig likes to be in charge.
"She'll try to be the boss of anyone. She is definitely the boss of me," said Brookes.
But she says Barbie-Q deserves the recognition she is getting for her valiant efforts.
"I love her even more. She is a star."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pig-charge-black-bear-1.6884143
"Barbie-Q"? Hopefully now the name won't refer to her fate...
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May be the mini-pig Barbie-Q 
chased the black bear into the ocean until the bear was able to escape to Florida by swimming: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/weird-news-ε-the-fifth-column.677718/page-16#post-16470525
chased the black bear into the ocean until the bear was able to escape to Florida by swimming: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/weird-news-ε-the-fifth-column.677718/page-16#post-16470525
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Italian teacher sacked for 20 years of absence vows to defend herself
A teacher in Italy who was sacked for 20 years of absence in 24 years at schools near Venice has vowed to tell her side of the story.Cinzia Paolina De Lio was dismissed in 2017 after she reappeared for four months and triggered complaints.
Italy's highest court confirmed the dismissal after a legal battle, saying her absences showed a "permanent and absolute ineptitude".
Ms De Lio has condemned the ruling and vowed to "reconstruct the truth".
The secondary school teacher, who specialises in history and philosophy, said she had documents to prove her story but told Repubblica newspaper: "Sorry, but right now I'm at the beach."
"I will reconstruct the truth of the facts of this absolutely unique and surreal story", she said adding, "I don't answer questions from journalists thrown around that wouldn't do justice to the truth of my story."
Ms De Lio was reinstated in 2018 after a ruling by a judge in Venice but the education ministry appealed against the decision and it was reversed by the Supreme Court of Cassation last week.
The ministry argued that the teacher had kept out of the classroom for 20 out of her 24 years of service. For the first 10 years she was completely absent, and her absences in the other 14 years were attributed to sickness, personal or family reasons.
The court heard that in a four-month period in 2015 when she did teach in Chioggia near Venice, students complained of her lack of preparedness, her failure to bring textbooks and her "random and improvised" way of marking.
An inspection found she was "unprepared" and "inattentive", and students refused to take part in her classes as she was distracted by her phone.
Her 2017 dismissal turned into a legal battle, going through an appeal and counter-appeal, before finally arriving at the top court.
Her defence of "freedom of teaching" was rejected by the court which argued it was the teacher's responsibility to guarantee students' right to study.
Describing herself now as a freelance journalist, she told Italian media that she had documents to refute the claim that she had been absent for 20 years.
The education ministry said it would would "increasingly strive to ensure that the activity of teaching is carried out with adequate professionalism".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66028403
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Brilliant!May be the mini-pig Barbie-Q
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