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| Man abandoned as a baby in Gatwick Airport ladies' toilets searches for mother 30 years on | Man abandoned as a baby in Gatwick Airport ladies' toilets searches for mother 30 years on |
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| A man abandoned on a toilet floor in Gatwick Airport 30 years ago has issued an appeal for his birth parents to come forward. | A man abandoned on a toilet floor in Gatwick Airport 30 years ago has issued an appeal for his birth parents to come forward. |
| Steve Hydes was dressed in two baby grows and wrapped in a blanket when he was discovered by a member of staff as 10-day-old infant in a ladies' toilet. | Steve Hydes was dressed in two baby grows and wrapped in a blanket when he was discovered by a member of staff as 10-day-old infant in a ladies' toilet. |
| Appearing clean and well looked-after, the press dubbed him "Gary Gatwick" after the airport's mascot teddy and he has spent a number of years publicly requesting that his genetic family make themselves known. | Appearing clean and well looked-after, the press dubbed him "Gary Gatwick" after the airport's mascot teddy and he has spent a number of years publicly requesting that his genetic family make themselves known. |
| Yet despite the mass media coverage, not a single relative or lead that might solve the mystery of his background has got in touch. | Yet despite the mass media coverage, not a single relative or lead that might solve the mystery of his background has got in touch. |
| Mr Hydes, who has a partner and daughter, said the complete lack of knowledge about anything to do with his life prior to 2.45pm on 10 April 1986 had left a gap in his identity. | Mr Hydes, who has a partner and daughter, said the complete lack of knowledge about anything to do with his life prior to 2.45pm on 10 April 1986 had left a gap in his identity. |
| "It's the not knowing...why it happened and things like that I really want to know. To me it's just a blank space that everyone else seems to have," he told Sky News. | "It's the not knowing...why it happened and things like that I really want to know. To me it's just a blank space that everyone else seems to have," he told Sky News. |
| "I'd just like to know what happened, it will explain more about myself, complete me in a way." | "I'd just like to know what happened, it will explain more about myself, complete me in a way." |
| Mr Hydes has said he had a very happy childhood with his adoptive parents Sandra and John and three sisters. | Mr Hydes has said he had a very happy childhood with his adoptive parents Sandra and John and three sisters. |
| Yet since having his daughter, Alanna, with his partner, the 30-year-old said his search for her paternal grandparents had felt more urgent. | Yet since having his daughter, Alanna, with his partner, the 30-year-old said his search for her paternal grandparents had felt more urgent. |
| A few years ago he met those members of staff - the duty-free worker who found him, police officers and a social worker - who cared for him as they tried to trace his family, according to The Guardian. | A few years ago he met those members of staff - the duty-free worker who found him, police officers and a social worker - who cared for him as they tried to trace his family, according to The Guardian. |
| Mr Hydes also contacted the police to see the files on his case but was told they had been destroyed - a cause of frustration for him now. | Mr Hydes also contacted the police to see the files on his case but was told they had been destroyed - a cause of frustration for him now. |
| DNA testing, meanwhile has shown his forebears were probably of English or Scottish descent. But two genetic matches found through a family tree website cannot currently be contacted because they have not logged back into their accounts. | DNA testing, meanwhile has shown his forebears were probably of English or Scottish descent. But two genetic matches found through a family tree website cannot currently be contacted because they have not logged back into their accounts. |
| Mr Hydes said he had no ill feeling towards his biological parents and did not want to "destroy" the lives they have now. | Mr Hydes said he had no ill feeling towards his biological parents and did not want to "destroy" the lives they have now. |
| "I don't want them to fell afraid to come forward, I'm not an angry, person, I'm not in it for that," he said. | "I don't want them to fell afraid to come forward, I'm not an angry, person, I'm not in it for that," he said. |