Former Councilman Forced To Prove He's Alive After Government Mistakenly Reports His Death

People often hear about the deaths of other people, but it's bizarre to think that someone will hear about their own death. However, a man received the shock of his life when the government informed him in a letter that he had passed away. Here's how the blunder happened.

Man received a letter informing him of his own death

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Former Hungerford town councilman Mark Cusack, 48, was shocked to receive a threatening letter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Mark was shocked to learn in the letter that he had tragically passed away, and without a National Insurance number, he was left with no way to pay his council tax.

Mark, who resides with his dog Puggles, claimed that his former employer had even been informed of his passing; as a result, he had to visit his doctor to obtain a note from a physician attesting to his continued existence.

Even though it sounds absurd, it can be difficult to convince the government that you are alive when they mistakenly believe you are dead. You may also be curious as to why they initially believed this to be the case. Mark claimed he could see the humour in it all and that he had now obtained a note from his doctor attesting to his continued survival.

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He said: "She joked that I should consider cashing in any life insurance I might have. I've reported the matter to Action Fraud, given that I've had a previous issue of identity theft."

The man wouldn't want anyone to go through the same

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Although the current state of affairs may seem absurd, there are many implications. The man said that he really wouldn't want anyone else to experience being suddenly declared "deceased," especially not someone who has a health condition or is in a precarious circumstance.

Unfortunately, turning everything around does not just require a phone call or a letter. A February 17 doctor's note from his GP stated that she "can confirm I consulted with him today in person and that he is alive," so hopefully everything is resolved at this point and Mark can formally regain his life.

However, he is not the only one. Unexpectedly, there are more such cases. One man woke up just in time as mortuary staff were about to drain the blood out of his body, putting some presumed dead people dangerously close to becoming the real thing.

Another person who spent the entire night in a mortuary freezer shocked his family when it was discovered that he was still alive and breathing.

Another person was about to be buried alive when his family noticed him moving while they were busy with the funeral preparations.

The DWP declined to comment on Mark's allegations that he was mistakenly informed of his own death because they lacked the "information needed to look into it and see what has happened," according to a spokesperson, as per a LADBible report.

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