A helpline set up in the UK to identify a mystery man who stunned carers by giving a virtuoso piano performance has been inundated with calls.
The man has not uttered a word since police picked him up walking aimlessly on the streets of Sheerness, Kent, dressed in a dripping wet suit and tie on April 7th.
The man was found in Sheerness, Kent
All efforts to communicate with the shy and agitated man, aged in his 20s or early 30s, have failed, leaving experts baffled as to his identity and where he is from.
Staff at the Medway Maritime Hospital gave him a pen and paper in the hope he might write his name or even draw his country's flag.
Instead the patient, dubbed "the piano man", drew highly detailed pictures of a grand piano, showing not only the keys but also the intricate inner workings of the instrument.
His social worker, Michael Camp, showed him a piano in the hospital chapel and to his amazement the man delivered a stunning, two-hour performance of classical playing.
Since then, he has written music but remains mute. Mr Camp said today: "The Missing Persons Helpline has been inundated with calls. It's a fantastic response.
"We have had one definite lead, but I haven't had time to follow it up yet."
The case has drawn comparisons with the Oscar-winning 1996 movie Shine, which tells the story of acclaimed pianist David Helfgott who suffered a nervous breakdown while playing.
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