Family of woman who woke up at funeral home after being declared dead get multi-million dollar settlement

The family of a 20-year-old woman who woke up gasping for air at a funeral home after being declared dead by paramedics in a Detroit suburb is getting a $3.25 million settlement.

Timesha Beauchamp, who had cerebral palsy, later died, in part because her family said she suffered brain damage from being denied oxygen for too long during the botched 2020 EMS response.

“We recognize that no resolution can undo the profound tragedy that occurred on August 23, 2020, or ease the pain experienced by Ms. Beauchamp’s family,” officials in Southfield, which is about 14 miles outside of downtown Detroit, said in a statement.

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