I have always read it the same way - that he died but was returned (or not permitted to die). If this was the case, I am not surprised that the most senior Elven leader in Middle-Earth was made aware of this, as it would be an unusual occurrence.
Having said that, we are not told, AFAIR, the life-cycle of the Istari - whether they are elven-like or man-like, what happens to them when they die, etc.
It is also possible that "I felt life in me again" was just that he had fallen and recovered eventually - life more in the sense of animation than actual life, meaning he did not die. I suspect that Galadriel was watching the events with interest anyway, and would have seen - either with the Mirror, through the ring connection, or with other abilities - some of the events. She may even have been able to see Gandalf's fall and known that, whatever the result, his body needed to come to Lothlorien.
So I don't believe there is a clear answer given, but I do know that the powers of the Elven lords were far greater than we see in the trilogy. They did keep a track of significant events across Middle-Earth for, if nothing else, their own protection.
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