Brian McDonald
An American tourist was found dead near the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday, local media reported. It is the latest in a series of recent cases in which tourists have died or gone missing on the Greek islands.
Another tourist found the man in the sea near the ancient port of Mathraki and informed police, AFP reported, citing local media.
The American tourist was reported missing on Thursday. He was last seen alive on Tuesday in a cafe in the company of two tourists who had already left the island, the Associated Press reported.
According to the Athens News Agency, he was on vacation in Mathraki with a Greek-American friend, AFP reported. He was not identified.
Mathraki, with a population of just 100, is a heavily forested island covering 2.0 square kilometers. It is west of the better-known island of Corfu.
The man’s death is the third in recent days on the Greek islands.
Dr. Michael Mosley, a noted British TV anchor and author, was found dead last Sunday on the island of Symi. A coroner concluded that he had died the previous Wednesday, shortly after hiking in difficult, rocky terrain.
Symi is very close to the Turkish coast.
A missing Dutch tourist was found dead on Saturday morning on the eastern island of Samos, local media reported. The body of the 74-year-old Dutch tourist was found by a fire department drone lying face down in a ravine about 330 meters from the place where he was last observed on Sunday, walking with some difficulty in the scorching heat.
Authorities were still searching for three people – including an American – reported missing on several Greek islands in recent days.
On the island of Amorgos, authorities are still looking for Albert Calibet, 59 years old, missing since Tuesday, when he went on a solo hike in very hot conditions. A native of Hermosa Beach, California, Calibet is a retired Los Angeles County deputy sheriff.
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A U.S. State Department spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News on Thursday that the department was aware of reports of Calibet’s disappearance and would “work closely with local authorities as they conduct their search efforts.”
“The Greek missing persons alert program has issued an advisory regarding this case,” the State Department spokesperson said.
On Friday, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively isolated Cycladic island in the Aegean Sea with fewer than 400 permanent residents.
The two women, aged 73 and 64, left their respective hotels to meet.
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