A popular TikTok creator, David Baerten reportedly faked his own death to teach his family a vital lesson.
45-year-old Baerten who hails from Belgium arrived at his own burial in a helicopter.
According to him, his action is meant to teach his family a lesson about keeping in touch with loved ones.
Earlier, Baerten, told his wife and children about his plan, and they helped him by posting it on social media, DailyMail reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, one of Baerten’s daughters tricked her father’s social media followers into believing his death by writing, “Rest in peace, Daddy. I will never stop thinking about you.
“Why is life so unfair? Why you? You were going to be a grandfather, and you still had your whole life ahead of you. I love you! We love you! We will never forget you.”
His family staged a funeral, and when mourners gathered, Baerten arrived by helicopter with a video team.
Explaining his action, he said, he did so to see how his extended family would react after he stated they had lost communication with him.
“What I see in my family often hurts me. I never get invited to anything. Nobody sees me. We all grew apart. I felt unappreciated.
“That’s why I wanted to give them a life lesson and show them that you shouldn’t wait until someone is dead to meet up with them, he said.