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CNN —Greek police are still searching for a US citizen who went missing on the Greek island of Amorgos, as well as two French women on the island of Sikinos in the Cyclades, a police spokeswoman told CNN on Monday. Albert Calibet, a 59-year-old American, has been missing since June 11, Petros Vasilakis, head of the Southern Aegean Police press office, told CNN. The two French nationals, aged 64 and 73 years old, went missing during a walk on the island of Sikinos, Vasilakis said. Vasilakis told CNN one of the women sent a message of distress to the guest house where she was staying. The man’s body will undergo a forensic examination later Monday to determine the cause of his death, police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told CNN.
Persons: Albert Calibet, Petros Vasilakis, Calibet, Vasilakis, Michael Mosley, Mosely, Konstantia Dimoglidou Organizations: CNN, Southern Aegean Police, Hellenic Rescue Team, Samos Locations: Amorgos, Sikinos, British, Symi, Corfu, Samos
Heat waves that have swept across Greece this month continued to exact a deadly toll over the weekend, with the authorities on Sunday reporting another death on a Greek island. At least six tourists remain missing on Greek islands. Searches were also underway for six other tourists who have gone missing on Greek islands amid searing temperatures that have gripped Greece this month. “The problem of missing hikers is not new — we have it every year,” said Constantina Dimoglidou, a police spokeswoman. Mr. Calibet had set out on a trek alone on Tuesday morning, Ms. Dimoglidou said.
Persons: , Constantina Dimoglidou, Albert Calibet, Calibet, Dimoglidou Locations: Greece, Samos, France, United States, Amorgos
ATHENS, Greece AP —A missing American tourist has been found dead on a beach on a small Greek island west of Corfu, local media reported. He had been reported missing Thursday by his host, a Greek-American friend. 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. On Friday, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively secluded Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea, with less than 400 permanent residents. US media identified the missing tourist as retired Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Albert Calibet of Hermosa Beach, California.
Persons: Michael Mosley, Sheriff Albert Calibet, Tourism Popi Despotidi, Calibet, Amorgos “ Organizations: Greece AP, Los Angeles, Sheriff, Tourism, CNN Locations: ATHENS, Greece, Corfu, Mathraki, British, Symi, Amorgos, Los Angeles County, Hermosa Beach , California
CNN —Two tourists, one from the United States and one from the Netherlands, have disappeared while hiking separately in Greece, authorities in the Mediterranean country have revealed. Popi Despotidi, Amorgos’ deputy mayor of tourism, told CNN on Thursday that Calibet has been coming “to Amorgos almost every year” for about a decade. US tourist Albert Calibet has been missing since Tuesday. Municipality of AmorgosAnd on the island of Samos, a 74-year-old Dutch tourist has been missing since Sunday, with a large search and rescue operation underway, authorities said. Konstantia Dimoglidou, a spokesperson for the Greek police, told CNN on Thursday that “police, fire brigade and volunteers are involved in the search, including by air,” for both men.
Persons: Michael Mosley, Albert Calibet, Popi, Amorgos, Calibet, Samos, Konstantia, Marco Simoni, Shutterstock Mosley Organizations: CNN, Hellenic Rescue Team, Facebook, Hellenic National Meteorological Service Locations: United States, Netherlands, Greece, Symi, Amorgos, Katapola, Samos, Marathokampou
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