A Nottingham woman received a startling surprise when her friends contacted her to inform her that her obituary had been published online. However, the 39-year-old, Faye Finaro, was very much alive.
According to the United Kingdom publication, Metro, Finaro was shocked to discover her name and photograph featured in the obituary section of the Mansfield Chad.
Alongside Finaro’s obituary was an option to send flowers to her mourning family.
Finaro reportedly only became aware of the post after a friend reached out to her, confirming she was “not dead,” upon noticing her name in the page’s “Legacy” section.
“[Two] years ago, a celebratory message was submitted to the Mansfield Chad website congratulating me on my business launch. It appears this section of the Chad is now combined with the legacy obituaries, and it is showing that I am dead,” Finaro wrote to the publication.
She then requested Legacy to remove the obituary, stating she is the “only person in the world” with her name, and the obituary was causing others to worry.
Finaro was subsequently informed by the publication that the obituary had been taken down, adding that the obituary could still appear in search engine results for approximately 30 days.
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Metro reported that Finaro believes the issue arose when a post celebrating her new business was mistakenly merged with the publication’s legacy section.
“I might have 30 days of flowers coming,” she said. “It was an ordinary day in my life when I got a call from a friend asking if I was alive.
“My friend was quite concerned,” Finaro added. “I posted it on Facebook, and quite a few people commented and thought it was hilarious – my son found it really funny.”