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The friend of a second American tourist who has gone missing on a Greek island has revealed the eerie sight they found after returning to their accommodation.
After last being seen in a tavern on Tuesday on Mathraki island - situated west of Corfu - the unidentified man was reported missing on Thursday. He had been holidaying with a Greek-American friend, who returned home to find mysterious circumstances.
According to investigators, the friend returned to find the door of the house open, the lights on and the air conditioning still blasting. But the American’s travel documents and ID had disappeared - along with the man himself.
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Mathraki is an island nearby Corfu, which doesn't have a police station or coastguard (Getty Images/iStockphoto)With no police station or coastguard in Mathraki - which is resident to around only 50 people in the winter - authorities from Corfu were brought in to assist with the investigation, ABC News reported. Search and rescue teams entered the water on Thursday, but the search had to be halted due to difficult weather conditions. It will continue on Saturday (June 15), officials said.
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This incident follows closely behind the disappearance of a retired policeman on another Greek island, amidst soaring temperatures, only days after a well-loved British TV doctor was found dead on a different island.
Eric Calibet, a 59 year old American tourist, vanished on Tuesday after embarking on a solo hike on the Greek island of Amorgos. According to Greek media, the ex-policeman departed from the port settlement of Aegiali, located on the north west of the island, shortly after 7am on Tuesday.
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Retired US cop Eric Calibet is still missing after he vanished on the island of Amorgos on Tuesday (Municipality of Amorgos)It's believed he was en route to Katapola, the island's primary port situated on the west side. The trek should take approximately four hours from his starting point, but when he failed to return after eight hours, a worried friend reported him missing.
A search operation was initiated on Tuesday afternoon with additional support summoned from Naxos island. Police have also sought data from mobile service providers in an attempt to pinpoint the man's last known whereabouts. Authorities have been unable to reach Calibet via either of his two mobile phones.
Local media reports suggest that the final message he sent was a picture of a trail sign to his sister. A rescue mission has since been mobilised, with extra help arriving on Wednesday from the neighbouring Naxos island.
TV doctor Michael Mosley was found dead recently after a four-day manhunt on the Greek island of SymiIn another Greek island mystery turned tragedy, British doctor Michael Mosley, the much-loved TV doctor and nutritionist, passed away last week after embarking on a walk through the wilderness on the island of Symi. Search teams spent nearly four days searching for the 67 year old before he was found behind a wall just a few feet away from a resort on Agia Marina beach.
A post-mortem examination later revealed Michael had died at around 4pm on Wednesday of natural causes, with no initial signs of injury. Separate toxicology and histology reports have now been ordered.
Physio Chris Byrne, a lecturer in sports and health sciences at Exeter University, said the circumstances surrounding Michael's death bore all the hallmarks of a fatal heatstroke. He spoke out, saying it showed the dangers of venturing out to exercise during intense heat.