A man who disappeared more than 30 years ago has solved his own missing persons case - after remembering who he is.

Here's what we know about the remarkable case.

Edgar Latulip was 21 - but had the mental capacity of a 12-year-old - when he vanished from a home for disabled people in Ontario, Canada in September 1986.

He boarded a bus to the Niagara Falls where police believe he wanted to kill himself.

But he suffered a serious head injury during the journey, leaving him with no memory of who he was.

Latulip spent the next three decades in the Niagara region living under a new identity.

However, he started to experience flashbacks last month - prompting him to finally remember his own name.

He told a social worker who checked the name Edgar Latulip in the missing persons database.

After police were alerted, Latulip underwent a DNA test which confirmed his identity.

Now aged 50, Latulip is about to be reunited with his mother.

Sylvia Wilson, who had given up hope of ever seeing her son again, told the Record she was "blown away" by the news.

She admitted she had endured a difficult relationship with her son but wanted to "help him out any way I can".

Niagara Regional Police Constable Philip Gavin told the Star: