A Sudden Reappearance
On August 29, 2021 an unknown car stopped at a farmhouse in Buhuşi, Romania. A 93 year old man stepped out in the same clothes he had worn when he left home thirty years earlier. He carried his ID and the unused return ticket he bought in 1991. Asked where he had been, he answered, “At home.” His name was Vasil Gorgos, missing since 1991.
A Life Before 1991
Born around 1928 in Buhuşi, Vasil grew up on a farm and learned cattle trading. He made short trips to sell livestock beyond his county and always told his family when he would return. In 1991 he said he would be away for one or two days, bought a ticket for the Bacau to Ploieşti route, and walked to the station.
Disappearance and Search
He did not come back. When the train days passed and he gave no word, the family filed a missing person report. Police units and volunteers searched nearby forests and roads. Flyers with his photo went up. His name ran on village loudspeakers and on national broadcasts. Weeks became months. No witness came forward and no trace was found. His room stayed ready and his tools remained on the farm.
Thirty Years Absent
The years turned into decades. The family held memorial services on the date he left and many accepted that he had died. No document, call, or sighting linked to him appeared in the case file. The investigation went cold. The farm continued to operate without him.
Returned With Missing Years
On August 29, 2021 he arrived at the gate by car. The driver left at once. He wore the same jacket and trousers from 1991 and had his original ID. In his pocket was the unused return ticket for the Bacau to Ploieşti route. He could state his birth year and that his wife had died, which matched the family record. He did not recognize his son or the people now living in the house.
He repeated that he had been at home and working. Doctors who examined him reported good condition for his age and noted memory loss covering the period from 1991 to 2021. No authority has confirmed where he was during those years. After medical checks he moved back to the family farm in Buhuşi. Public interest rose across Romania and beyond, yet the events between his departure in 1991 and his return in 2021 remain unexplained.
On August 29, 2021 a car stopped at a farm in Buhuşi.
A 93 year old man stepped out wearing the same clothes he had on when he vanished 30 years earlier.
He had his ID and an unused return ticket.
When asked where he had been all that time, he calmly replied, “At home.”🧵 pic.twitter.com/haQCIHqVqV
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