Two Americans and two other French tourists were also reported missing recently.
An American tourist has been found dead on a beach on a remote Greek island after disappearing amid a wave of disappearances. According to GuardianThe man’s body was found on Sunday on a rocky and quite remote beach on the island of Mathraki by another tourist.
The man, whose identity has not yet been released, went missing on the island after last being seen on June 11, when temperatures reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The man was staying with a Greek-American friend on the island before he disappeared, according to investigators. He was last seen alive in a tavern on Tuesday with two tourists who later left the island. More details about the victim, including name or hometown, were immediately available.
Mathraki has an estimated population of just 100 people and is located west of the island of Corfu, as per Sky News.
It is the latest in a series of recent cases in which tourists have died or gone missing on the Greek islands. Before that, a 74 year old Dutch tourist was found by a fire department drone on Saturday lying face down in a ravine about 300 meters from the location where he was last observed last Sunday. Officials said observers reported that the Dutch tourist had some difficulty walking due to the triple-digit heat that enveloped the islands.
Dr. Michael Mosley, a noted British TV anchor and author, was also found dead last Sunday on the island of Symi. His body was found in a rocky area and investigators concluded that he died of natural causes the day he disappeared.
An American and two other French tourists were also reported missing recently. They are all believed to have hiked in exceptionally high temperatures.
Notably, Greece is one of the countries hardest hit by global warming in Europe, with rising temperatures fueling deadly fires and erratic rainfall in recent years. Last Thursday, the famous Acropolis and other nearby tourist attractions were closed as winds from North Africa raised temperatures to 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit). Many elementary schools and daycare centers across the country were also closed to protect students from the heat.
Scientists warn that summer temperatures could rise by an average of 2 degrees by 2050. Athens Mayor Haris Doukas tried to create more shade by planting 2,000 trees.
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