Mystery woman has memories of Australia, but nothing else
The mystery surrounding "Sam", a woman who could be an Australian suffering from amnesia in California, continues.
This is despite a media and social media storm that has circulated the blonde woman's face around the world.
"We would like to thank everyone for sharing this story," a recent post on a Facebook page set up to identify the woman says.
"We are so grateful to you all and social media.
"We would like to inform you that we are working with the authorities and will keep you posted."
Little is known about the woman, who appears to speak in an Australian accent and recalls swimming at Perth's Cottlesloe Beach, Sydney's Bondi Beach, Cairns, Byron Bay and Hawaii.
"All of my initial dreams had to do with a lap pool swimming in a salt water pool in Perth, then Icebergs in New South Wales and in Cairns in Queensland and Byron Bay," Sam said in a post on the Facebook page.
The woman, aged about 50, with brown eyes, was in dire health when discovered in Carlsbad, near San Diego, and was taken to a hospital by fire department paramedics.
She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which is thought to have caused her to have retrograde amnesia.
"She cannot recall her name or names of any family or friends," the Facebook page states.
The woman remembers eating at Cottlesloe's Beach Cafe most mornings where the manager is sending photos of her to former staff in the hope someone may recognise her.
"I don't exactly remember who she is, but I know I have seen her before," said manager Sandesh Lamichhane.
She has been listed as a missing person on Interpol and consular officials are assisting US authorities in identifying her.
"The Australian Consulate-General in Los Angeles is assisting the US authorities in their efforts to identify a woman, apparently suffering from amnesia, who those authorities believe could be Australia," said a Foreign Affairs spokeswoman.
