PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — A Long Island funeral home received a breathing 82-year-old woman on Saturday, despite being told she was dead, police said.
Suffolk police told Newsday that the woman had been pronounced dead at the Water's Edge Rehab & Nursing Center at Port Jefferson and was transported to the O.B. Davis Funeral Home in Miller Place, "where it was determined she was breathing."
The woman, who has not been identified, has been transferred to a local hospital.
Police are investigating the mishap, and the incident has been referred to the state attorney general's office.
Police sad that the woman had been pronounced dead at 11:15 am, brought to the funeral home at 1:30 pm and discovered breathing at 2:09 pm.
The funeral home declined to comment to Newsday Sunday morning, saying in a statement that it was "not in a position to comment further on this matter" out of respect for "the privacy and confidentiality of the families we are honored to serve."
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