Turkish man presumed missing attends search efforts for himself

Authored by dailysabah.com and submitted by derridalt

Do you feel lost from time to time? This Turkish man agrees with you.

Beyhan Mutlu, a Turkish citizen living in northwestern Bursa province’s Inegöl district, was reported missing early Tuesday after his loved ones lost touch with him for several hours.

Beyhan Mutlu (C) and rescuers are seen in this photo, Bursa, Turkey, Sept. 28, 2021 (DHA Photo)

The man, after meeting his friends, went into a forest while he was drunk, where he joined a group in the area who were helping Turkish authorities “find” himself.

Later on, upon inquiring Mutlu learned that it was indeed himself they were carrying out the search and rescue efforts for.

Authorities later gave the "missing" man a drive home after taking his statement.

autopsis on September 29th, 2021 at 16:50 UTC »

“Later on, upon inquiring Mutlu learned that it was indeed himself they were carrying out the search and rescue efforts for.”

So none of the searchers “found” him. Good job, team!

CactusBoyScout on September 29th, 2021 at 12:24 UTC »

There was a similar story years ago about a Chinese tourist in Iceland who was assumed missing but was actually part of her own search party and didn’t realize what was happening.

The headline was “Chinese Tourist Accidentally Joins Search for Self” which made it sound very introspective.

jbonner71 on September 29th, 2021 at 11:45 UTC »

Is his name Tom Sawyer...or whatever the Turkish equivalent of that is?