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San Francisco Woman Pronounced Dead By Medics Later Found To Be Alive
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A paramedic crew pronounced a 90-year-old woman dead, leaving her body behind for the medical examiner, but had to rush back an hour later when investigators discovered she was alive.
The San Francisco Fire Department is investigating how the incident occurred and who is responsible.
Divia Masetti was discovered Wednesday caked in dried blood and covered with flies and ants in her San Francisco home.
A paramedic failed to run an extensive check of vital signs and pronounced Masetti dead at the scene before leaving her behind.
``When the investigators were preparing to remove her to the medical examiner's office, she showed signs of life,'' said Alan Pringle, chief investigator with the office.
Paramedics returned to the scene and rushed the woman to a hospital where she died the next morning. The cause of death has not been determined, but it appears she died of natural causes, Pringle said.
Fire Capt. Pete Howes said the department is investigating the matter.
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