An American tourist was found dead near the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday, local media reports, the latest in a recent spate of tourist deaths and disappearances on the Greek islands.
Another tourist spotted the man in the sea near Matraki’s old port and called police, AFP reported, citing local media.
The American tourist was reported missing on Thursday. He was last seen alive on Tuesday at a cafe with two female tourists who had since left the island, according to the Associated Press.
The victim was on holiday in Matraki with a Greek-American friend, AFP reported, according to the Athens News Agency. No further details about the victim, such as her name or place of origin, were immediately released.
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Matraki is a forested island with a population of just 100 people and an area of 1.2 square miles, located just west of the better-known island of Corfu.
The man’s death marks the third fatality in the Greek islands in recent days.
Well-known British television presenter and author Dr Michael Mosley was found dead on the island of Symi last Sunday. The coroner determined he died the previous Wednesday, shortly after hiking through rugged, rocky terrain.
Symi is located very close to the Turkish coast.
A missing Dutch tourist was found dead early Saturday in the eastern part of the island of Samos, local media reported. A fire brigade drone found the 74-year-old Dutch tourist’s body lying face down in a ravine, about 330 yards from where he was last seen on Sunday, having managed to wade through the scorching heat.
Authorities are continuing to search for three people, including an American, who were reported missing in recent days on different Greek islands.
On Amorgos, authorities are still searching for 59-year-old Albert Carivet, who was reported missing on Tuesday after going hiking alone in extreme heat. Carivet, from Hermosa Beach, California, is a retired Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Albert Carivet went missing after going on a hike on the Greek island of Amorgos earlier this week. City of Amorgos | Facebook
A State Department spokesman said in a statement to CBS News on Thursday that the department is aware of reports of Kalibet’s disappearance and is “working closely with local authorities as they conduct search efforts.”
“The Greek Missing Persons Alert Program has issued a notification regarding this incident,” a State Department spokesman said.
Two French tourists were reported missing on Friday from Sikinos, a relatively remote Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea with a permanent population of fewer than 400 people.
The two women, aged 73 and 64, left their respective hotels to meet.
