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An woman presumed to be passed away and about to undergo cremation at a Wat Rat Prakhong Tham in the outskirts of Bangkok has been found alive by temple workers.

The temple's chief administrator the manager was "shocked" to hear a soft knock coming from the casket, the official told news sources.

Mr Soodthoop revealed he requested the coffin to be opened and observed her "blinking her eyes and tapping against the side of the casket". "The woman had likely been tapping for a while," he added.

Her brother of the 65-year-old lady claimed municipal authorities had told him his sibling had died. Nevertheless, the monastery's manager said the brother did not have a official death document.

As the manager attempted to explain to the family member the process for getting a death certificate, temple personnel detected a faint knock originating from inside the coffin.

After it was established the lady was living, the temple's head monk stated the patient must be taken to hospital immediately.

A physician subsequently verified that the woman had been suffering from severe hypoglycaemia - a condition where glucose levels become critically low, local accounts said.

The doctor ruled out the chance that she had suffered respiratory failure or heart failure, according to the reports.

Her younger brother explained his sibling had been confined to bed for the previous two years and as her health deteriorated she seemed to ceased breathing on Saturday, as per the monastery's manager.

Her family had travelled from the province of Phitsanulok in Thailand for the cremation ceremony, undertaking a approximately 311 mile trip.