Uganda, April 21 -- Residents of Masindi Municipality were left in shock after a man who had been announced dead resurfaced alive, just hours after a body believed to be his had been buried.

Godwin Baguma, a resident of Kijura Central Cell in Central Division, had reportedly gone missing for weeks, causing anxiety among family members and neighbours.According to the family, Baguma, who is said to have a mental health condition, disappeared without informing anyone, prompting a frantic search.The situation took a tragic turn over the weekend when the family received information that police had recovered a decomposing body from a sugarcane plantation in Kisanja Cell on Friday.

The body was taken to Masindi Hospital mortuary, where announc...