Man found in snowdrift has amnesia; police release his photo in search of his identity

Photos of an unidentified man who was found in a snowdrift in Oslo, Norway were released today.

This man, known only as a John Doe, has suffered from amnesia since he was found in an industrial area in December, in what police described as “bad condition”. He has now named himself ‘John Smith’ because he cannot even remember his own name.

Though he has no recollection of where he came from, he speaks good English with an Eastern European accent. He is fluent in Czech, Slovak, Polish and Russian.

“The man has no identity papers, and does not remember his name, where he came from, how he ended up in Norway or any other details of his life,” police wrote in a statement.

Having tried to identify this man for the past four months, police have been unsuccessful. His fingerprints and photo have been sent to East European police forces via Interpol but still nothing has turned up. They’ve even searched through lists of missing people but have come up empty handed.

At this point, John Smith has agreed to release his picture to the public. If his photo circulates throughout the news to the public, it is very possible someone will notice and recognize him.

“We have come to a point in the investigation where we had tried everything without getting anywhere,” police prosecutor, Sturia Henriksbo, told VG newspaper. “Therefore we are now, in consultation with the man himself, releasing his picture.”

Police believe he is in his twenties, though his age is uncertain. He has dark blonde hair, blue eyes, and is 6 ft. 1 inches tall. Single? No one knows…not even him.

Because of his evident amnesia, police have reason to suspect that he may have been a victim of crime. Amnesia, or even partial memory loss is often the result of physical trauma such as a blow to the head. Again nothing is clear in this situation.

Hopefully someone recognizes this homeless hottie and helps him to regain all of his lost memories soon.