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 of tourists dying or missing on the Greek islands.
Another tourist found the man in the sea near the old port of Mathraki and alerted police, AFP reported, citing local media.
The American tourist was reported missing on Thursday. He was last seen alive at a cafe on Tuesday in the company of two female tourists who have since left the island, The Associated Press reported.
According to Athens News Agency, he was in Mathraki for a holiday with a Greek-American friend, AFP reported. He has not been identified.
Mathraki, with only 100 inhabitants, is a heavily forested island of 2.2 square kilometers. It is located 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 well-known British TV presenter 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 over difficult, rocky terrain.
Symi is very close to the Turkish coast.
A missing Dutch tourist was found dead early on Saturday on the eastern island of Samos, local media reported. The body of the 74-year-old Dutch tourist was found by a fire brigade drone lying face down in a ravine about 300 meters from where he was last seen on Sunday, walking with some difficulty in the sweltering 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 searching 59-year-old Albert Calibet, who has been reported missing since Tuesday, when he went for a solo walk in very warm conditions. Calibet, a native of Hermosa Beach, California, is a retired Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy.
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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 a notice on this case,” the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
On Friday, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively remote Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea with fewer than 400 permanent residents.
The two women, aged 73 and 64, had left their respective hotels to meet.
