Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) A woman declared dead by paramedics after a car crash in South Africa was found breathing in a morgue.

The ambulance service operator who confirmed the incident Tuesday told CNN the organization has launched an examination.

"We are investigating the case and we will present our findings once it has been concluded," Gerrit Bradnick said.

Morgue technicians discovered the woman was breathing at the Carletonville morgue several hours after she was brought in by paramedics from the scene of a fatal car accident in southwest Johannesburg, an ambulance operator told a South African newspaper.

Bradnick defended the paramedics, saying they followed all protocols before she was reported dead, TimesLive reported

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