Another tourist died while hiking on Crete. Rescue workers discovered the body of the man who had been missing since Friday in difficult terrain.
A German tourist was missing on the Greek island of Crete for two days, now there is sad certainty. Rescue workers found the man’s body on Sunday near the monastery of Agios Antonios near Chania in the west of the island. The body was in a place that was difficult to access, the fire department said.
The man, aged around 60, had not returned from a hike on Friday. On Saturday, the fire brigade and coast guard used drones, among other things, to search for him all day on the coast and in the mountains around ChThe German went on a hike there on Friday. According to a report by the Greek news agency Ana, the relatives alerted the police in the evening after waiting in vain for him.
Heat led to several deaths
This summer, at least eight foreign visitors died while hiking on the Greek islands, which are popular with tourists. Most of them were older than 60 years. An extreme heat wave that had the islands under its control played a role in several accidents. The weather is currently milder, with temperatures recently being between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius.