Fet-Mats
Fet-Mats was a natural mummy found in Sweden in 1719. He was identified by his former fiancée, Margaret Olsdotter, who had disappeared 42 years earlier. The body remained on display for 30 years, until it was buried in Stora Kopparberg Church on December 21, 1749.
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Fet-Mats was a natural mummy found in Sweden in 1719. In 1719, miners in the Falun copper mine found an intact dead body in a water-filled, long-unused tunnel. When the body was put on display, it was identified by his former fiancée, Margaret Olsdotter, who had disappeared 42 years earlier.
The body remained on display for 30 years, until it was buried in Stora Kopparberg Church on December 21, 1749. During renovation of the floor in the early 1860s, the remains were found again and exhibited in a display case, until he was finally buried in 1930 in the church’s graveyard
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