一名美国游客发现死亡当局说,周日在希腊马特拉基岛的海滩上,这是过去一周在这个风景优美的度假天堂发现的一系列外国游客死亡或失踪事件中的最新一起。
马特拉基岛社区主席告诉ABC新闻,失踪美国人的遗体于当地时间下午1点30分左右在马特拉基岛老港口附近的海滩上被发现。
死因没有立即披露。
调查人员告诉ABC新闻,该男子最后一次出现是周二在科孚岛以西马特拉基的一家酒馆,当时他正与一名希腊裔美国朋友住在一起。
据调查人员说,这位朋友周四回家后报了警,发现房子的门开着,灯亮着,空调也在运转,但没有失踪美国人的迹象,也没有他的身份证件和旅行文件。
马特拉基没有警察局或海岸警卫队。科孚岛的执法人员被召来协助调查。
马特拉基岛总统表示,周日一名验尸官将前往该岛进行初步调查。官员们说,尸体预计将被带到附近的科孚岛进行尸检。
这是一周内第二次有美国游客在希腊群岛失踪。
周日仍在继续搜寻退休的洛杉矶县副警长官员称,她自周二在希腊阿莫尔戈斯岛失踪。官员们说,这位退休的副手被希腊当局确认为59岁的阿尔伯特·卡利贝特,来自加利福尼亚州赫莫萨海滩,据报道他在远足后失踪。
美国广播公司获得的无人机视频洛杉矶KABC站显示救援人员在他们认为卡利贝特正在徒步旅行的岩石地带进行搜索。
“知道他就在某个地方,我们感到很恶心,”卡利贝特的女友黛比·莱尚告诉KABC。
Leshane说Calibet在去远足前给她打了电话。她说他们谈了大约六分钟,卡利贝特后来在当地时间周二上午9点20分左右从trailhead标志给她发了一张照片。她说那是她最后一次听到他的消息。
据报道,周六,一名失踪的74岁荷兰游客在希腊东部的萨摩斯岛被发现死亡美联社.
消防员使用无人机发现了这名荷兰游客的尸体,其姓名尚未公布。人们发现他脸朝下躺在离他最后一次行走地点330码的一个山谷里。
官员们表示,据观察人士报告,这名荷兰游客在笼罩岛屿的三位数高温下徒步行走有些困难。
据信,失踪或被发现死亡的五名游客中,有一些是在酷热的气温下徒步旅行的。
6月9日,英国著名电视节目主持人和作家迈克尔·莫斯利博士被发现死于西米岛。验尸官断定他死于6月5日左右,在一次危险的岩石地形徒步旅行后不久。
Body of American tourist found on scenic Greek island, latest in a string of missing or dead foreigners
An American tourist wasfound deadSunday on a beach on the Greek Island of Mathraki, the latest in a series of foreign tourists found dead or reported missing in the scenic vacation paradise in the past week, authorities said.
The remains of the missing American were discovered at about 1:30 p.m. local time on a beach near the old port of Mathraki Island, the president of the community of Mathraki Island told ABC News.
The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
The man was last seen Tuesday at a tavern in Mathraki, west of Corfu Island, where he was staying with a Greek American friend, investigators told ABC News.
The friend called the police after he returned home Thursday and found the door of the house open, the lights on, and the air conditioning unit running, but there was no sign of the missing American or his identification and travel documents, according to investigators.
Mathraki has no police station or coast guard. Law enforcement officers from Corfu were called in to assist with the investigation.
A coroner was headed to the island Sunday to conduct a preliminary investigation, the president of Mathraki Island said. The body is expected to be taken to nearby Corfu Island, where an autopsy will be performed, officials said.
It's the second time in a week that an American tourist has been reported missing on the Greek Isles.
A search continued Sunday for aretired Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputywho has been missing since Tuesday on the Greek Island of Amorgos, officials said. The retired deputy, identified by Greek authorities as 59-year-old Albert Calibet of Hermosa Beach, California, was reported missing when he failed to return from a hike, officials said.
Drone video obtained by ABCLos Angeles station KABCshowed rescue crews searching the rocky terrain where they believed Calibet was hiking.
"We're sick to our stomachs, knowing he's out there somewhere," Calibet's girlfriend, Debbie Leshane, told KABC.
Leshane said Calibet called her just before leaving to go on a hike. She said they spoke for about six minutes and that Calibet later sent her a photo about 9:20 a.m. local time Tuesday from the trailhead sign. She said that was the last she heard from him.
On Saturday, a missing 74-year-old Dutch tourist was found dead on the eastern Greek island of Samos, according toThe Associated Press.
The body of the Dutch tourist, whose name has not been released, was discovered by firefighters using a drone. He was found lying face down in a ravine 330 yards from the spot where he was last seen walking.
Officials said the Dutch tourist was reported by observers to be having some difficulty hiking in the triple-digit heat that has enveloped the islands.
Some of the five tourists missing or found dead were believed to be hiking in blistering temperatures.
On June 9, Dr. Michael Mosley, a noted British TV anchor and author, was found dead on the the island of Symi. A coroner concluded that he had died around June 5, shortly after going for a hike over treacherous, rocky terrain.