Since the beginning of June, six tourists have already died in Greece due to abnormal heat. This was reported by Reuters, reports UNN.
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As reported, on Sunday the body of a 67-year-old German tourist was found on the island of Crete. The man went hiking in a canyon near the village of Suya, and a few hours later he called his wife and told her he felt ill.
A search and rescue operation was launched and a special rescue unit equipped with drones spotted the man’s body in Tripiti Canyon, police said. This is the sixth death of a tourist recorded in Greece in June.
During the heatwave, when the air temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, a number of cases of deaths or disappearances of tourists were recorded across the country.
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Last week, a 55-year-old American citizen was found dead on the Greek island of Matraki, and the body of a deceased Dutch tourist was found on the island of Samos earlier this month. British TV presenter Michael Moseley was also found dead on the island of Symi.
Rescue teams are also searching for two French women, aged 73 and 64, on the island of Sikinos and a 59-year-old American police officer who was on vacation on the island of Amorgos.