A day of sorrow turned to belated joy for a Colombian couple who thought they had lost their premature daughter during childbirth.

The baby was born in the state of Choco last week and declared dead by doctors just after birth. They sent the baby directly to the hospital’s morgue without a further examination.

Hours later, the baby’s father came to collect the body to be taken to a funeral home. When the morgue attendant retrieved the box, he discovered the baby moving and making soft crying sounds.

A medic rushed the baby to a special hospital in Bogota to receive treatment for her underdeveloped lungs and she is reported to be in good condition.

Her parents have announced they will be naming her Miracle.