Man dumped in Gatwick toilets as baby in desperate search for birth parents 30 years on

Plea: Steve Hydes was dubbed Gary Gatwick following his discovery by staff at the airport
Facebook/Steve Hydes
Sebastian Mann11 April 2016

A man who was abandoned as a baby in a Gatwick Airport toilet has made an emotional plea for his birth parents to finally come forward.

Steve Hydes was discovered wrapped in a blanket in the ladies' washroom 30 years ago.

He was found in a good condition by a duty-free employee who said he appeared well looked after.

After he was dubbed "Gary Gatwick", a series of media appeals were made in an effort to trace his biological parents but none were successful.

Long search: Steve as a baby pictured in a newspaper clipping from 1986
Facebook/Steve Hydes

But Mr Hydes, now 30, told Sky News he still desperate wanted to find them.

"It's the not knowing - why it happened and things like that I really want to know," he said.

"To me it's just a blank space that everyone else seems to have."

He added: "I'd just like to know what happened, it will explain more about myself, complete me in a way."

Organisation Missing Family are aiding his search and believe they have found two DNA matches who may hold the key.

Gail Hickman said: "Right now we have two close relatives for Steven that we cannot contact as they have not logged into their profile to collect their messages, which is not only frustrating, but greatly hinders the search."

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