BODY OF MAN MURDERED 40 YEARS AGO FOUND AFTER TREE GROWS OUT OF HIS STOMACH

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When a person has been missing for over four decades, it's difficult for his/her family to remain hopeful of finding the person. That is exactly what happened in the case of Ahmet Hergune. Missing for almost 44 years, the man's body was found inside a cave, but under surprising circumstances.

Murdered in 1974, the man has been found after a fig seed in his stomach grew into a tree. In 2011, a researcher spotted a fig tree, growing in an unusual area. Upon digging, he was horrified to find the remains of the man's body.

Hergune and two other persons died in a conflict inside the cave. According to a report in The Mirror, Hergune has apparently eaten a fig, shortly before he died. Over time, the seed managed to sprout, and with the help of sunlight inside the cave, it grew into a full-sized tree.

Hergune’s surviving family is thankful that they finally know what happened to him. “They found my brother thanks to that fig tree,” his sister reportedly said.