Lost drunk man spends hours helping search team looking for himself
And sometimes, a certain story comes along that leaves people laughing, wondering, or questioning how such things could possibly happen.
Whether it's due to confusion, chance, or just plain bad luck, these bizarre incidents become viral sensations, sometimes with a mix of comedy and curiosity that represents the unpredictability of everyday life.
Drinking goes wrong
One such incident happened in Turkey, where a man accidentally joined his own
search party
after being reported missing.
What began as a night of drinking turned into an international story of confusion and an unintentional self-rescue operation.
According to Turkish news outlet NTV, 50-year-old
Beyhan Mutlu
had been out drinking with friends in the province of Bursa. At some point during the evening, he wandered into a nearby forest and didn't return. Concerned for his safety, his wife and friends contacted authorities to report him missing. Local police quickly organized a search effort to comb through the forested area.
Mutlu, unaware that he was the person everyone was looking for, came across the very group searching for him and decided to lend a hand. He joined the volunteers and police, walking through the forest for hours, helping call out his own name, without realizing he was the subject of the search.
Lost man identifies himself
The confusion came to an abrupt end when one of the searchers called out 'Beyhan Mutlu!' and Mutlu responded without hesitation, 'I am here.'
At that point, a rescuer took him aside to get his details and understand what was going on.
'Don't punish me too harshly, officer. My father will kill me,' Mutlu reportedly said, according to NTV.
While it's unclear if any official action was taken against him, police reportedly drove him home safely.
The story has since gone viral, attracting attention across the globe as another example of real-life irony. Though it may not have been the kind of rescue the search team expected, everyone was ultimately relieved at the harmless outcome.
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