Family receives urn full of ashes, death certificate but loved one is alive

That was the worst mix-up. An Oregon family believed their loved one was dead when they received an urn containing his ashes and a 23-year-old boy's death certificate, only to find out months later that he was alive. . The strange story of resurrection began when Portland resident Tyler Chase was pronounced dead of a […]
Oregon officials told man’s family he died from drug overdose and gave them his ashes. Months later, he was found alive.

Oregon authorities contacted the family to inform them that a relative had been found dead of a drug overdose, but months later… Admitted they made a mistake. Tyler Chase's family was notified of his death on September 11th, and his body was cremated on October 1st. The Multnomah County Coroner's Office issued a death certificate […]