In 2021, a 50-year-old Turkish man named Beyhan Mutlu became the center of a bizarre search operation in Bursa province. After a night of drinking with friends, Mutlu wandered into a forest and failed to return, prompting his family to report him missing. Local authorities and a volunteer search party were dispatched to comb the woods, and Mutlu, unaware he was the target of the search, joined the group to assist in the rescue efforts.
The confusion ended when rescuers began shouting the missing man’s name. Mutlu famously replied, “I am here,” shocking the volunteers who had been walking alongside him for hours. After realizing the mistake, police took his statement and gave him a ride home. The story went viral globally as a humorous example of extreme confusion, though Mutlu later noted he joined simply because he thought the group was looking for someone else.
