A man whose father passed away seven years ago has taken to Twitter to reveal that he found him on Google Earth.
Twitter user @TeacherUfo said that he took to Google Earth when he was suffering from a bout of pandemic boredom to look up his parents' house and discovered something completely unexpected.
"I saw my father who has passed away seven years ago," he wrote, alongside a zoned-in picture of his father and mother on their way home.
Explaining how the satellite image had captured what would have otherwise been a long-lost moment from his parents' relationship, he said: "My father must have been waiting for my mother to return home. My father was a quiet but kind man, I hope that Google Earth doesn't update the photo for this place."
At the time of writing, over 679.5K people have liked the heartwarming post, but the user was advised by one social media user that "past images will disappear if they become too old".
"Images of my home more than 8 years ago are no longer available," they said.
Others were inspired by the man's tweet to look up places that hold sentimental value to them on Google Earth to see if they could find any unexpected surprises.
"When I saw your tweet I went on Google Earth and found my grandmother working in the field. She passed away last year. I'm grateful to be able to see my grandmother in this form," one user wrote.
Another user revealed that they had a similar experience to the man who penned the original tweet when they searched for their parents' house and found a picture of their grandfather returning home to their grandmother.
"I also tried searching for the countryside where my mother's parents' house was, and found a picture of my grandfather returning home with my grandmother after working in the fields," the user said.
They added: "He passed away 4 years ago. I immediately sent a screenshot of it to my mother's family and they were happy to see it. Thank you very much for this opportunity."
Meanwhile, back in 2019, the remains of a man who went missing 22 years ago in Lantana, Florida have finally been found thanks to satellite images on Google Earth.
