A man who was reported missing while drunk inadvertently joined a search party looking for himself.

As reported by the Associated Press, a Turkish man named Beyhan Mutlu made the blunder after he was reported missing by his concerned wife.

The 51-year-old had been drinking with a friend in Inegol - a town located in the northwest of Turkey - on Tuesday, September 28.

However, after walking away from his friend and failing to return home, Mutlu was soon reported missing to the authorities. In reality, Turkish online news site T24 reports that he had just gone to sleep in a house in the nearby forest. As we all do after a few drinks.

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After the alarm was raised by his wife, rescue teams and the gendarmerie (military forces) started their search for the "missing" man.

And in a twist that wouldn't be out of place in a sitcom, Mutlu stumbled upon the search party the next morning and joined them in their quest to find the missing person... unaware that it was him they were all looking for.

The situation suddenly dawned on Mutlu when members of the search party started shouting his name.

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Speaking to T24, Mutlu recalls how he "broke into a cold sweat" when he started hearing his name being called out. However, despite telling the rescuers that he was the missing man they were searching for, they did not believe him and continued their search.

It wasn't until Mutlu's friend, Mesut, saw him that the search was called out.

Unbelievable, Mutlu was a part of his own search part for over 30 minutes.

Naturally, once the story his social media, Twitter users had a lot of fun with a series of hilarious memes and comments.

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Some people even jokingly responded to the news by asking if "he found him".

Fortunately, police later escorted Mutlu safely back to his home.

Now if that story doesn't make you reevaluate your drinking habits, I don't know what will.

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Drunk man who went 'missing' joins search party looking for himself