TikToker fakes his death, shows up at his funeral to test family (VIDEO)

A Belgian TikToker faked his death and then turned up at his funeral to teach his family a “life lesson” about the importance of staying in touch.

David Baerten, known as Ragnar le Fou on social media, came up with the idea after becoming disheartened with how his family had fractured, according to The Times U.K.

“What I see in my family often hurts me,” he said, per the newspaper. “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 lessonas and show them that you shouldn’t wait until someone is dead to meet up with them.

To pull off the prank, the TikToker, 45, got some help from his wife and children. Rest in peace Daddy. I will never stop thinking about you,” one of his daughters wrote on TikTok before the service.

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.

The TikToker, who has more than 165,000 followers, then made a grand appearance at the ceremony in a helicopter. Cheers to you all, welcome to my funeral,” he said in a video, per The Times.

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