The elderly American couple, David and Lucretia Robinson, missing in Methoni, south Peloponnese, was found dead on Friday. Their bodies and their car were located in a ravine 200 meters deep on the Taygetos mountain. According to local media, the bodies were outside the vehicle, some 80 meters away from …
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Four migrants missing in boatwreck off Samos
Greece’s Coast Guard was alerted at dawn on Thursday when it was informed of missing migrants in the sea area off Samiopoula of the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean Sea. A Coast Guard vessel, a Frontex vessel and a Super Puma helicopter rushed in the area for the …
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Greek couple missing under the rubble in Antakya
Α Greek couple has been missing in the earthquake-stricken Antakya, media report late on Thursday. Relatives of the missing couple has reportedly alerted Greece’s diplomatic authorities in Turkey. The couple has dual citizenship and has been missing since the first day of the devastating 7.8 R earthquake early Monday morning. …
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Silver Alert: Elderly expats couple missing in SW Peloponnese
An elderly couple of expats has been missing in the last two weeks.The couple, David Harrison Robinson, 83 years old, and his wife, Lucretia Robinson, 80 years old, went missing from their home, in the area of Dapia Methonis, Pylos Nestoros in Messinia, south-west Peloponnese. A Silver Alter has been …
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Three dead, many missing after migrants’ boat crashes into Lesvos rocks (video)
Greece’s Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of two women and one man after a boat carrying migrants crashed into rocks on the island of Lesvos on Tuesday morning. So far 19 people have been rescued and more are missing as survivors said there were a total of 41 people …
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Missing woman in Crete floods found dead; compensation for damages
The woman who had been missing in the floods of seaside resort Agia Pelagia by Heraklio, Crete, was found dead in the sea by divers on Sunday morning. It was drones that had spotted her body among rubble swept by the rushing waters through the village into the sea. The …
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One dead, two missing as torrential rains hit and flood Crete (videos, picts)
One person has died and at least two others are missing after torrential rainfalls hit the island of Crete on Saturday morning. Homes and businesses have been flooded, streets turned into mud rivers, vehicles have been swept away, bars, restaurants and supermarkets landed in the sea, when the sky opened …
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Turkish fishing boats escorted migrants’ dinghy to Greece, say survivors
Turkish fishing boats allegedly escorted the dinghy carrying migrants into Greek territorial waters, survivors of the wreck told Greek authorities on the island of Lesvos. The dinghy was escorted by two or three fishing boats from the moment it set off from a village near Ayvalik on the Turkish west …
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Over 30 migrants die in two shipwrecks off Kythera and Lesvos (videos)
More than 30 migrants are believed to have died in two shipwrecks off the island of Kythera in south Peloponnese and Lesvos in the eastern Aegean Sea in less than 12 hours. Residents of a Greek island pulled shipwrecked migrants to safety up steep cliffs in dramatic rescues after two …
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German tourist missing on Crete; big Search & Rescue Operation
A big Search And Rescue operation to locate a missing German tourist has been launched police and coast guard in Ierapetra on the island of Crete. The 73-year-old man has been missing since Monday afternoon when he went for a swim in Pachia Ammos beach. According to local media cretalive.gr, …
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Body of missing German mountain climber found on Crete
The body of a missing German mountain climber was recovered from the Vorizia gorge on the island of Crete on Thursday, The 53-year-old man pn vacations on Crete went missing on September 2 Firefighters and police were alerted on Thursday after a body, believed to be that of the missing …
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UPDATE Migrants boat sinks off Rhodes: 29 people rescued, 50 missing
A tragedy is unfolding off Rhodes where dozens of people are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank 38 nautical miles south of the island in the eastern Aegean Sea. So far, 29 people have been rescued, another 50 are missing. A Search and Rescue operation was launched by the …
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+++Fire-fighting helicopter crash off Samos: 2 rescued, 2 dead UPDATE (video, pcts)
A fire-fighting helicopter crashed into the sea off the island of Samos on Wednesday afternoon. Four crew member missing. Big Search and Rescue Operation underway. According to preliminary information, the helicopter, type ER-MH4, crashed while it was attempting to collect water from the sea. The helicopter was participating in the …
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Halkidiki: One of two missing tourists found swimming 14 n.m. off Kassandra coast
Οne of two men who went missing on Saturday in the sea region of Possidi, Halkidiki, was found and rescued 14 nautical miles off the area he went into the water. 30-year-old Ivan managed to survive 20 hours in rough sea thanks to a children’s ball he found randomly floating …
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Two tourists missing in Halkidiki: One swimmer rescued by cargo ship
A big Search and Rescue operation is underway in Posidi, Halkidiki, with two swimmers to remain missing early Saturday evening. A third swimmer was rescued by a surfer short before 7 p.m. and was taken to the health center of the area. Winds are currently blowing in the area with …
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Tragedy off Mykonos: 8 migrants still missing, among them 3 children
Search and Rescue operation continues south of Mykonos on Monday, as eight passengers on board of the sailing boat carrying migrants are still missing. Among the missing people are three children. Six human traffickers were arrested. According to local media, those people still missing are aged: 3, 8, 15, 23, …
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Victim of brutal bullying, missing over a month, found alive in Pyrgos
39-year-old Thymios B. was located alive, 46 days after he went missing from the town of Pyrgos, in south Peloponnese. The vulnerable victim of a brutal bullying by a group of local thugs went missing on May 11, apparently unable to cope anymore with being the target of young thugs, …
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Shipwreck with over 100 migrants off Mykonos; injured, missing (video)
A big Search And Rescue operation has been launched by the Greek Coast Guard after it was alerted on a shipwreck with over 100 migrants on board of a sailing boat carrying them from Turkey to Europe via Greece. According to preliminary reports, there are injured passengers and at least …
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Silver Alert: UK national Archibald Green missing on Samos
UK national on vacations on the island of Samos, ARCHIBALD GREEN, 73 years old, went missing on May 26, 2022. He went missing On Thursday morning in the area of Marina by Pythagorio, Greece’s Silver Alter service said in a Missing bulletin. Green has blue eyes, is 1.90 m tall and …
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Hiker missing on Evia during rainstorm has been found
A hiker who went missing on Mount Dirfi during the rain- and thunderstorm that swept across Greece has been found. The 36-year-old man called the emergency service of the Fire Service on Wednesday night to say he had lost his way in the storm and was trying to make his …
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