The media reported on the man's return home after his own funeral in Thailand.

A 48-year-old man living in the Thai province of Chiang Rai, arrived at his relatives and found out that he had been "buried" in early January. This was reported by the Khaosod newspaper on January 25.

"The relatives who had just arranged the funeral were shocked — a 48-year-old man from Chiang Rai suddenly appeared alive. When they came to their senses, they turned to rescuers to exhume the body, <...> to hand it over to relatives after identification," the article says.

The incident is currently under investigation, and experts, as emphasized in the text, are trying to understand what triggered this currently unknown error.

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On January 8, the Associated Press (AP) learned about the detention in the United States of a man who stole human remains from cemeteries. Law enforcement officials noticed bones and skulls in a car that was located near an abandoned cemetery. The evidence found led the police to the accused.

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