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UK man gets back lost dentures after 11 years

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Agence France-Presse

<p>LONDON, United Kingdom - A British man said he was left open-mouthed after Spanish authorities returned the false teeth he lost on a boozy night out in Benidorm 11 years ago, the BBC reported on Thursday.</p><p>Paul Bishop, 63, misplaced his teeth in the popular resort in 2011, when he fell ill while drinking cider and had to vomit into a bin.</p><p>&quot;When we headed to the next bar, my friend then turned round to me and asked where my teeth were,&quot; he told the broadcaster.</p><p>A search proved fruitless but he said he was &quot;gobsmacked and stunned&quot; when the long-lost dentures turned up at his home in Stalybridge, near Manchester, northwest England.</p><p>They had been found in a Spanish landfill.</p><p>&quot;Next thing you know, they have found my DNA and address from British records, and popped it in the post,&quot; he added.</p><p>Bishop, who was pictured with the errant gnashers in a plastic bag, described the return as &quot;unbelievable&quot;.</p><div><strong>phz/jit/gil</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1923816" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

A British man said he was left open-mouthed after Spanish authorities returned the false teeth he lost on a boozy night out in Benidorm 11 years ago.