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Grandfather found alive two months after his family ‘cremated’ him

A FAMILY was left baffled after a grandfather was found alive by cops months after his emotional cremation.

Miguel Angel Gomar De Luna was known to have fled his sleepy nursing home in Mexico to go on a massive booze binge.

The Sun reports the 74-year-old ended up sleeping rough and begging for more cash to buy even more alcohol.

Miguel Angel Gomar De Luna’s family searched for him for months. Picture: El Diario
Miguel Angel Gomar De Luna’s family searched for him for months. Picture: El DiarioSource:Supplied


After months of searching for him in the cold winter months, officers called on the family to say they had found a badly decomposed body fitting Miguel’s description.

His daughter, Lucero Gomar Ramos, was shown pictures but it was in such a bad state she struggled to recognise her father.

But she was told if she did not confirm the body as that of her missing father, they would not be able to release him to the family, forcing her to sign papers confirming his death.

Days later a funeral was held for Miguel and the body was cremated and the ashes returned to the family, reports the Mirror.

Miguel Angel Gomar De Luna’s family were astonished to discover he was still alive. Picture: El Diario
Miguel Angel Gomar De Luna’s family were astonished to discover he was still alive. Picture: El DiarioSource:Supplied

But in February the family got another call saying the grandad was still alive.
When he finally returned to the family home he was still drunk, with bandages around his head from unknown injuries sustained during his months living rough.

A video of the bizarre reunion in Chihuahua, Mexico, shows Miguel slurring: “They thought I was dead, but I just walk and walk.”
Lucero said: “Imagine our surprise when we spoke to police who told us that they had located him on the street, we could not believe it. We thought he was gone.”
The family now face a bizarre battle to gain back their relative’s identity — as he’s officially still dead.

Miguel Angel Gomar De Luna was drunk when he finally returned home. Picture: El Diario
Miguel Angel Gomar De Luna was drunk when he finally returned home. Picture: El DiarioSource:Supplied

This story originally appeared in The Sun.

Source: News Corp Australia Network:

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