Croatian police solve mystery of woman with no memory found on rock

Daniela Adamcova, say police, is a Slovakian who once lived in LA and designed jewellery for Hollywood stars

A woman rescued from a Croatian island with no memory of how she got there, where she came from or who she was, has been identified as a Slovakian former designer who had lived in the US and made jewellery for celebrities including Diana Ross.

Croatian police on Wednesday named the woman as Daniela or Dana Adamcova, 57, adding that her identity had been established after friends and acquaintances from Croatia and Slovakia recognised her from a photograph released on Monday.