Athens, Greece:
In the latest incident involving foreign tourists, a missing Dutch tourist was found dead early on June 15 on the eastern Greek island of Samos.
Local media reported that this was the latest in a string of recent cases in which tourists in the Greek islands have died or gone missing.
Some, if not all, had gone hiking in blistering hot temperatures.
Last week, on the island of Symi, Dr. Michael Mosley, a noted British TV anchor and author, was found dead. According to the coroner, Mosley had died last week while hiking over rugged, rocky terrain.
Samos, like Symi, lies close to the Turkish coast.
A Fire Service drone found the 74-year-old Dutch tourist’s body in a ravine about 300 meters from where he was seen walking with difficulty in the heat.
Authorities are still searching for four people reported missing in the past few days.
Last week, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively secluded Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea, with less than 400 permanent residents.
The two women, aged 73 and 64, had left their respective hotels to meet.
A 70-year-old American tourist was reported missing last week on Mathraki Island in Greece’s northwest by his host, a Greek-American friend. He was seen at a cafe in the company of two female tourists who have since left the island.
On Amorgos Island, the search was on for a 59-year-old tourist reported missing, when he had gone on a solo hike in very hot conditions.
The missing tourist was identified by U.S. media as retired Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Albert Calibet of Hermosa Beach, California.: In the latest incident involving foreign tourists, a missing Dutch tourist was found dead early on June 15 on the eastern Greek island of Samos.
Local media reported that this was the latest in a string of recent cases in which tourists in the Greek islands have died or gone missing.
Some, if not all, had gone hiking in blistering hot temperatures.
Last week, on the island of Symi, Dr. Michael Mosley, a noted British TV anchor and author, was found dead. According to the coroner, Mosley had died last week while hiking over rugged, rocky terrain.
Samos, like Symi, lies close to the Turkish coast.
A Fire Service drone found the 74-year-old Dutch tourist’s body in a ravine about 300 meters from where he was seen walking with difficulty in the heat.
Authorities are still searching for four people reported missing in the past few days.
Last week, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively secluded Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea, with less than 400 permanent residents.
The two women, aged 73 and 64, had left their respective hotels to meet.
A 70-year-old American tourist was reported missing last week on Mathraki Island in Greece’s northwest by his host, a Greek-American friend. He was seen at a cafe in the company of two female tourists who have since left the island.
On Amorgos Island, the search was on for a 59-year-old tourist reported missing, when he had gone on a solo hike in very hot conditions.
The missing tourist was identified by U.S. media as retired Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Albert Calibet of Hermosa Beach, California.
