Second American goes missing on Greek islands, police say

Greek authorities are searching for an American tourist who went missing among the country's coastal islands earlier this week, one of at least three cases of a traveler going missing in Greece in recent days.

The unidentified man was last seen Tuesday at a tavern in Mathraki, a small island close to the larger Greek island of Corfu.

The American was seen in the company of two female tourists, Spyros Argyros, president of the local community, told Greek media outlet eKathimerini.

The man was staying with a Greek-American friend, who came home Thursday to find the front door open, the lights and air conditioning on, and their friend missing, along with his ID and registration documents. journey. He quickly alerted police, officials told ABC News.

Mathraki does not have its own police station or coast guard, and officials from Corfu have been called in to help investigate the disappearance.

Search and rescue teams searched the waters near Mathraki on Thursday, halting operations on Friday due to bad weather. The hunt will continue on Saturday.

Another American, former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Albert Calibet, 59, did not return Tuesday from a hike on the island of Amorgos.

Local officials say it is unlikely that Calibet was lost.

“It is unlikely that he got lost, because he has been coming here for 10 years and has traveled around Amorgos on foot,” said Popi Despotidi, the island's deputy mayor in charge of tourism. CNN.

A third traveler, a 74-year-old Dutchman, has been missing since Sunday, after disappearing on the island of Samos.

The disappearances come a week after Dr. Michael Mosley, a doctor and television star known for advocating a healthy lifestyle and intermittent fasting, was found dead on the island of Symi.

His remains were found at the foot of a fence near a beach bar in the Agia Marina resort.

CCTV footage reportedly showed him walking down the slope before falling, with his wife saying her family were comforted that he “almost made it to safety”.

As The independent As reported by Greece, Greece is currently experiencing a heat wave at an unprecedented time in early summer.

“In the 20th century, we never experienced a heatwave before June 19,” Panos Giannopoulos, a meteorologist at Greek state television, said recently. “We’ve had several in the 21st century, but none before June 15.”

At least four holidaymakers died in the heat and popular sites like the Acropolis were temporarily closed after reports of visitors fainting.