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 in which tourists on the Greek islands have died or gone missing.
Another tourist found the man in the sea near the ancient port of Mathraki and informed the police, AFP reported, citing local media.
The American tourist went missing on Thursday. He was last seen alive on Tuesday at a cafe in the company of two female tourists who have since left the island, The Associated Press reported.
According to the Athens News Agency, he was in Mathraki on vacation with a Greek-American friend, AFP reported. It has not been identified.
Mathraki, with a population of just 100, is a densely forested island covering 1.2 square miles. It is located to the west of the more well-known island of Corfu.
The man's death is the third in recent days on the Greek islands.
Dr Michael Mosley, a prominent British television presenter and author, He 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.
Symi is very close to the Turkish coast.
A missing Dutch tourist was found dead early Saturday on the eastern island of Samos, local media reported. The body of the 74-year-old Dutch tourist was found by a Fire Service drone lying face down in a ravine about 330 meters from where he was last seen on Sunday, walking with some difficulty in the scorching heat.
Authorities were still searching for three people, including an American, who went missing on several Greek islands in recent days.
On the island of Amorgos, the authorities are still searching Albert Calibet, 59 years old, who has been missing since Tuesday, when he hiked solo in very hot conditions. Calibet, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., is a retired Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy.
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A spokesman for the US State Department said in a statement to CBS News on Thursday that the department was aware of the 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 an alert regarding this case,” the State Department spokesman said.
On Friday, two French tourists went missing on Sikinos, a relatively isolated Cycladic 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.
