Don Lewis Family Triggered, Traumatized by Resurfaced Report He’s Alive

Don Lewis‘ family states they’re being re-traumatized merely since somebody simply found an almost 18-month-old, unverified report declaring Carole Baskin‘s missing out on initially hubby lives and chillin’ on a beach.

Jack Smith, representative for the Lewis family, informs TMZ … Don’s children strongly think he’s dead, and it’s been incredibly activating for them to handle the fallout of the resurfaced report, which they state is phony.

We’re informed Don’s children are being flooded with calls from complete strangers and even relative congratulating them on discovering their dad … which restores bad memories.

Social media began buzzing Wednesday over a 2021 interview with Carole about a supposed report the Dept. of Homeland Security discovered Don living in Costa Rica. As we reported — at that time and now — that supposed report was included in the 2nd season of ‘Tiger King,’ so Don’s family has actually currently been down this roadway.

Don’s children inform TMZ … “While we would certainly welcome the good news of our Dad being found alive, it’s just simply not true.”

The Lewis family states in late 1997, after Don went missing out on, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office — which supervises of Don’s missing out on individual’s case — informed them a report existed from U.S. Customs mentioning Don had actually been seen in Costa Rica.

The family states that triggered Don’s earliest child, Donna, and her hubby to take a trip to Costa Rica in November 1997, however they never ever discovered him.

We’re informed the Customs report is the exact same one displayed in ‘Tiger King’ — the family thinks it was doctored to reference DHS rather of Customs in order to support an incorrect story about what occurred to Don.

As we formerly reported … Don’s still listed as a missing person on a nationwide database, and, as a legal matter, has actually been presumed dead because 2002.