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Seattle amnesia man turns up in New Mexico

Credit: The Seattle Times

In Seattle, family and friends identified Edward Lighthart after they recognized his picture in the Seattle Times.

by KING Staff

Posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM

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SEATTLE - The man who made headlines after he was found in Seattle suffering from amnesia has now turned up in New Mexico, with the same problem.

According to The Seattle Times, police in Las Vegas, New Mexico, found Edward Lighthart wandering the streets with no apparent memory of who he is.

Las Vegas is a city about 65 miles east of Santa Fe.

A psychologist finally figured out who the man was after searching the Internet and finding stories about Lighthart's history in Seattle.

Lighthart wandered out of Discovery Park earlier this year with no memory of who he was or how he got here.

Lighthart is now being kept at a hospital until officials can decide what to do with him.

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beebur said on November 12, 2009 at 10:31 AM

How in the world did he get to New Mexico? He doesn't even know...