Why do tourists disappear and die in Greece?

Lately, tragic information has been appearing more and more often in news reports – over the past week, three missing tourists were found dead.

Euronews set out to find an answer to the question – what caused the death of foreigners on the paradise islands of Greece?

On the Greek island of Matrakion 55-year-old man disappeared. He went missing last Tuesday and was found dead on Sunday. This is the third tourist to die in the country over the past week. Saturday in Samos 74-year-old man from the Netherlands found dead – he went for a walk alone, and the body was discovered in a ravine.

British network doctor Michael Mosley found dead on the island of Symi a week ago. He apparently fell from a steep slope, Symi Mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas said. Currently still several tourists are considered missing.

Among them – 59-year-old American Albert Kalibet, a retired Los Angeles County police officer who disappeared on Amorgos Island after a camping trip. Several of his relatives and friends went to Greece to search for him.

Search operation continues on Sikinos island two missing French tourists. It involves volunteers, firefighters and police from the neighboring island of Ios. They are looking for two French women, they are 73 and 64 years old. News channel Cyclades24 reported that the women were staying in different hotels but were believed to be related to each other.

What all of the above mentioned disappearances have in common is that they are all tourists who may not be used to the temperatures that Greece has been experiencing in recent days due to the heat wave. NSome, ignoring the danger of hot weather, go hiking.

Authorities strongly warn about heat dangers. Amorgos Deputy Mayor for Tourism Popi Despotidi said that the heat could have contributed to Kalibet's disappearance:

“It's unbearably hot on the island these days. We're looking at all possible options.”

An urgent warning for tourists was issued as Greece hit an unusually early heat wave, with temperatures reaching 44.5C in the northwestern Crete city of Chania. According to the national weather service, extreme heat is not surprising for Greece, but no heat waves have been recorded this early in the summer season.

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