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| Fiancee identifies mind loss man | Fiancee identifies mind loss man |
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| A smartly-dressed man with memory loss who was found unconscious on Brighton beach has been identified by his fiancee. | A smartly-dressed man with memory loss who was found unconscious on Brighton beach has been identified by his fiancee. |
| Sussex Police said he is a 26-year-old from London, but they will not be releasing his name. | Sussex Police said he is a 26-year-old from London, but they will not be releasing his name. |
| The man was suffering from hypothermia when he was found on 12 February and taken to hospital. | The man was suffering from hypothermia when he was found on 12 February and taken to hospital. |
| He was spotted on the beach between Palace Pier and the Marina. It is not known how long he had been there. | He was spotted on the beach between Palace Pier and the Marina. It is not known how long he had been there. |
| Detectives appealed for information because the man could not remember who he was. | |
| The man's fiancee travelled from London to Brighton to identify him after his photograph and description were distributed. | The man's fiancee travelled from London to Brighton to identify him after his photograph and description were distributed. |
| 'Fragile state' | |
| He remains in a "fragile state" in hospital where he is said to be making a good physical recovery. | He remains in a "fragile state" in hospital where he is said to be making a good physical recovery. |
| His family have been informed but neither they nor the man have given authority for his identity to be publicly released, police said. | |
| Inspector Roy Apps, who led the inquiry, said: "We are grateful to the media for the publicity which has resulted in our solving this mystery." | |
| The mystery began when a passer-by spotted the man soaking wet and unconscious on the beach. | |
| He had a few personal belongings with him but nothing which could identify him and he had no cash. | |
| Police said he had a "happy, positive, cheerful personality" and was helpful with their inquiry. | |
| 'Cheerful personality' | |
| He gave two names but it was thought these were "products of his imagination" - but given in good faith. | |
| Detectives decided to release his photograph to media outlets after exhausting other lines of inquiry. | |
| The so-called piano man was found on a beach in Kent | |
| The case has drawn comparisons to the discovery of a man, dubbed the Piano Man, in Kent in 2005. | |
| He was found wandering aimlessly near the beach on the Isle of Sheppey wearing a dripping wet suit and tie. | |
| The man did not say a word after he was picked up by police and taken to Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham. | |
| When staff gave him a pen and paper in the hope he would write his name, he drew highly-detailed pictures of a grand piano. | |
| When his social worker showed him a piano in the hospital chapel, it was reported he played "beautiful" classical music. | |
| After several months, he claimed his memory had returned and it emerged he was Andreas Grassl, from Germany. |