Once again American Tourists found Dead, three other Missing
ATHENS, Greece —
An American tourist was missing, now found dead on a beach on a small Greek island west of Corfu, according to local media.
The body of the man was found on a rocky, fairly remote beach on the island of Mathraki by another tourist this sunday.
He had been missing from Thursday as per his host, a Greek-American friend.
The tourist had last been seen Tuesday at a cafe in the company of two female tourists who have since left the island.
No more details about the victim, including a name or hometown, were immediately available.
Later US media identified the missing tourist as retired Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Albert Calibet of Hermosa Beach, California.
Mathraki, which has a population of 100, is a 3.9-square-kilometer (1.2-square-mile) heavily wooded island, west of the better-known island of Corfu.
This was the latest in the chain of recent cases in which tourists on the Greek islands have died or gone missing.
Why they are missing and dying while alone walking or hiking in a Hot day. all were 50-75 years age group.
A 74-year-old Dutch tourist was also found by a fire department drone on Saturday lying face down in a ravine about 300 meters from the spot where he was observed last Sunday, walking with some difficulty in the blistering heat.
Dr. Michael Mosley, a noted British television presenter (Trust me I am a Doctor) and author, was found dead last Sunday on the island of Symi. A coroner concluded that he had died the previous Wednesday, shortly after going for a hike over difficult, rocky terrain.
Mathraki, which has a population of 100, is a 3.9-square-kilometer (1.2-square-mile) heavily wooded island, west of the better-known island of Corfu.
This was the latest in the chain of recent cases in which tourists on the Greek islands have died or gone missing.
Why they are missing and dying while alone walking or hiking in a Hot day. all were 50-75 years age group.
A 74-year-old Dutch tourist was also found by a fire department drone on Saturday lying face down in a ravine about 300 meters from the spot where he was observed last Sunday, walking with some difficulty in the blistering heat.
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