Man Finds Family 33 Years After He Was Abandoned at Airport as a Baby

Man Finds Family 33 Years After He Was Abandoned at Airport as a Baby
A passenger walks through Gatwick's South Terminal in London on Jan. 18, 2013. Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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After 33 years, the Gatwick Baby has finally traced his parents.

In April 1986 a cleaner at Gatwick airport in London found a newborn baby abandoned in the ladies toilets. The discovery caught the attention of the national media, who quickly dubbed the 10-day-old The Gatwick Baby, as authorities desperately tried to track down his parents.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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