After 58 years apart, an English woman from Lincolnshire has been reunited with her father.

Julie Lund, 59, asked for aid in locating him on a local Facebook group and was “blown away” by the response.

She was reunited with her father, Brian Rothery, who had resided a little over an hour away in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, for the previous four days.

“It was like a miracle, and I’m not a believer in miracles,” Brian added, to which Julie replied, “We got one.” 

Facebook is a worldwide community of millions of people, but it also brings together smaller, local groups that have a common interest in the locations they live and work. 

These social media groups and organisations frequently assist people in locating long-lost friends and family members.

(With inputs from agencies)