Facebook finds lost camera owner

A Facebook search for the owner of a lost camera which became an internet sensation has ended in success.

More than 230,000 people joined Facebook group called Needle In A Haystack to try and reunite camera and owner.

It was set up by Australian Danny Cameron after he found the camera on the Greek island of Mykonos.

He hoped the theory anybody in the world can be contacted within "six degrees of separation" would lead him to find the tourists whose pictures were saved on the memory card.

Three friends, Pierre Paoli, Edouard Hostein and Julien Kopp, have now come forward to end the intrigue.

"It's not a hoax, it is absolutely real," Mr Paoli, who works in London, told Sky News. "We were on holiday and our friend Marie Cecile lost her camera."

Mr Hostein, who separately named Marie Cecile as the owner, described it as an "amazing story, unbelievable".

"I confirm that the camera's owner is one of my friends and I am on a picture with two other friends, Pierre Paoli and Julien Kopp."

Mr Cameron has now closed the group with one last posting: "Congratulations everyone, the camera owner has been found... thanks everyone for taking part... unbelievable effort. I am amazed and in awe of you all.

"We can all leave the group now... nothing more to see here... pop the champagne!!"