Amnesiac Florida Man Wakes Up Speaking Only Swedish

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 9:53AM EDT / Published Jul. 16, 2013 9:59AM EDT

This can happen outside Bourne Identity and Days of Our Lives? A Florida man woke up in Palm Springs, California, with no memory of his past and speaking only Swedish. The 61-year-old Michael Boatwright, found unconscious in a Motel 6 in February, believes his name is Johan Ek and has no memory of his two ex-wives or his son. Nor does he remember how to exchange money or use public transportation. He has only $180 and a few Chinese bank accounts, but the only one he can access has $7 in it. Doctors call the phenomenon transient global amnesia, which is triggered by physical or emotional trauma and can last for months.

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Amnesiac Florida Man Wakes Up Speaking Only Swedish