Dude I cannot express how weird that must be. And yes even though you always have to check your sources on everything, this is the kind of stuff that you would presume people would not hoax about.

What a mess, and I would be totally thrown out of my game from something like this. Especially because of the time difference and the ability to verify it makes it extra worrysome. Kind of sick man....serious

Glad he is alright through!