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British tourist missing on Rhodes found dead

Τhe 48-year-old British tourist, who had been missing since Wednesday afternoon on the island of Rhodes, was found dead on a beach of the island.

The body was found on Paradisi beach by a passerby late on Thursday who immediately informed the police and the coast guard. Authorities confirmed that the body belonged to the missing British tourist, local media reported.

According to first findings the death is attributed to drowning.

The prosecutor has ordered an autopsy to determine the exact causes of the man’s death. A preliminary investigation is underway.

The British tourist was on holiday on the island with relatives. He was last seen at Theologou beach, where he had gone swimming with his niece reported .

His young niece left earlier leaving him on the beach. When she later returned and could not see him, she notified the authorities. (KTG reported here.)

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