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Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Daughter shares tearful first exchange with dad she thought was dead for 31 years

A woman who through her dad has been dead for more than 30 years has tracked him down 11,500 miles away with just his first name to work with.

Emotional Sharnee Butler manage to locate a Brit called 'Noel' and has posted their first-ever message exchange on TikTok with a meeting now planned.

The mum from Christchurch, New Zealand was told from a young age that her father had passed away.

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