Belgian man faked his own death, then showed up at his funeral in helicopter to teach family a 'life lesson'

A TikTok content creator played a prank on his family by faking his own death and showing up to his funeral. The Belgian prankster claimed that he intentionally deceived his family in order to teach them a "life lesson."

TikToker David Baerten, known as Ragnar le Fou on social media, pulled off the controversial stunt with the help of his wife and children. His immediate family notified people on social media that Baerten died.

According to The Times U.K., one of his daughters said on TikTok, "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."

Last weekend, the family held a funeral near the city of Liege, Belgium. Dozens of friends and family attended the funeral dressed in all black. Suddenly, a helicopter swooped in and landed as people waited for the funeral to start.

The supposed "dead man" and a camera crew exited the helicopter.

"Cheers to you all, welcome to my funeral," Baerten told the mourners.

Baerten told the funeral attendees, "I did this to start my life again with you."

A man is seen on the viral video crying and hugging Baerten.

The 45-year-old social media influencer said he faked his own death because he felt his extended family neglected him.

"What I see in my family often hurts me," Baerten said. "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."

Baerten noted that some friends and family didn't show up to his funeral, saying, "Only half of my family came to the funeral."

“That proves who really cares about me,” he said. “Those who didn’t come, did contact me to meet up. So in a way I did win.”

He added, "It's when we're alive that we need to hear these things."

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