Sven-Olof Svensson, 81, was reported as dead after his 90-year-old sister spoke to a doctor on the phone and wrongly got the impression that he had passed away.
However Sven took the whole thing in good spirit, paraphrasing Mark Twain and joking:
‘Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’
According to Swedish language site The Local, when asked how he felt about seeing his obituary, he said:
‘You don’t feel much.
‘We are all on the same road. Sooner or later you are going to end up in the obituary section. I’ve lived a fantastic long life, I’m 81 and can’t complain about my age.’