WEST VIRGINIA — Local resident Josh Scott announced an emotional reunion with his long-lost cousin Tuesday after locating the man at the house where he has lived the entire time.
“After years of searching, I’ve finally found him,” Scott wrote on Facebook. “Please respect our family’s privacy during this emotional reunion.”
His cousin responded four minutes later.
“You borrowed my trailer Saturday.”
Scott described the comment as confirmation that the family connection remained strong.
“You hope they’ll remember you,” he said. “But you never know.”
According to relatives, the search involved no missing-person report, unanswered correspondence, or uncertainty about the cousin’s location.
Scott had his phone number, home address, and garage-door code.
“He sent me a picture of a deer yesterday,” the cousin said. “I responded. We had a whole conversation.”
Nevertheless, several Facebook users praised the reunion, with one writing that family was everything and another offering to share the post to help spread awareness.
Scott thanked both for their support.
His cousin asked whether the trailer was coming back.
“After being apart this long, I don’t want to rush anything,” Scott replied.
Family members say the reunion has already produced meaningful results, including eleven heart reactions and an aunt asking whether something happened that nobody told her about.
Scott promised to explain when the family was ready.
At press time, he had announced plans to reconnect with another long-lost relative.
His sister reminded him they work in the same building.
The Holler Herald — West Virginia’s Least Reliable News Source.
