Search continues to find an American tourist and two French women missing in Greece

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Greek police are still searching for a missing American citizen on the Greek island of Amorgos, as well as two French women on the Cyclades island of Sikinos, a spokeswoman for the Greek police told CNN on Monday. police.

Albert Calibet, a 59-year-old American, has been missing since June 11, Petros Vasilakis, head of the South Aegean police press office, told CNN.

Calibet was alone on vacation on the island of Amorgos, Vasilakis said, adding that it was 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) when he disappeared.

After searching the island, police are now focusing on a specific area and examining 15 hiking routes in particular, Vasilakis said.

The two French nationals, aged 64 and 73, disappeared during a walk on the island of Sikinos, Vasilakis said. Their search is ongoing, but police are not sure where they were walking or what their destination was.

Vasilakis told CNN that one of the women sent a distress message to the guesthouse where she was staying. The person who received the message raised the alarm.

In recent weeks, several tourists have died or disappeared while walking in extreme heat on the Greek islands, including that of British television personality and health guru Michael Mosley, whose body was found on 9 June.

Mosely went missing on June 5 while walking alone on the Greek island of Symi, sparking a huge day-long search involving police, firefighters, coastguards and volunteers.

A 55-year-old American tourist was found dead on Sunday in Mathraki, a small island west of Corfu. He was later identified, Greek police announced Monday, although his identity has not yet been made public.

The man's body will undergo a forensic examination later Monday to determine the cause of his death, police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told CNN.

On the island of Samos, a 74-year-old Dutch tourist was found by a fire department drone on Saturday, lying face down in a ravine about 300 meters from where he was last seen six days ago. early, walking with some difficulty in the scorching heat.