A family are celebrating after discovering the daughter they were told had died in a car crash is alive after a hospital mix-up.
However, the news meant heartache for the parents of the girl's best friend - as it emerged it was their daughter who died in the accident.
Abby Guerra’s funeral was due to take place today after her parents were told she had been killed in the crash along with another friend.
However, on Saturday, hospital officials in Glendale, Arizona, announced the 19-year-old was alive and in a coma.
A mix up at the crash scene had led to the talented young football player being mistaken for her best friend, 21-year-old Marlena Cantu.
Abby had suffered severe head injuries, a broken back and punctured lung and was unrecognisable due to facial swelling and having her head shaved for a brain operation.
Marlena’s family had maintained a bedside vigil after being told she was in a critical condition while Abby’s friends and family were told to prepare the teenager's funeral.
Staff at Evansville College in Indiana where Abby was a star member of the soccer team posted an online tribute as they mourned her death.
It wasn't until dental records were finally checked that authorities realised there had been a mix-up.
The young woman lying in a coma in a Phoenix hospital was Abby while Marlena had died at the scene of the crash.
The victims had been returning from a trip to Disneyland in LA when their 4x4 suffered a rear tyre blow-out.
Tyler Parker, 20, also died at the scene.
Abby’s aunt Dorenda Cisneros said the family was overjoyed she had survived, but felt sympathy for the Cantu family. The video when you jump.
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