Lilia Avoutova is seen at the Burnaby General Hospital in the undated photo.The daughter of a British Columbia woman who slipped into a coma while visiting her family in China says her mom, Lilia Avoutova, has finally returned home following a marathon journey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Elena Lanteigne (Mandatory Credit)
B.C. woman returns home after 2 months in induced coma in China
May 28, 2026 | 2:31 PM
-
Share on Facebook
-
Share on Bluesky
-
Share on X
- Copy Link
VANCOUVER — The daughter of a British Columbia woman who slipped into a coma in China while visiting her family says her mom has returned home following a marathon journey.
Elena Lanteigne says her mother, 78-year-old Lilia Avoutova, had an eight-hour train ride, followed by a 12-hour flight after emerging from two-month coma in hospital in Kunming in southwest China.
Avoutova arrived in Kunming on March 4, but days later suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and stroke.
While the woman was in a coma, her daughter flew there to find a solution to bring her home, but discovered an air ambulance would cost tens of thousands of dollars.
