Α tourist waiting in line to visit the Acropolis of Athens fainted on Tuesday morning when temperature began to rise over 37 degrees Celsius at the start of a heatwave. According to Action24 TV, it was short after 10 o’ clock in the morning and 33 degrees Celsius when the …
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No sign of Dutch tourist, 74, missing on Samos since Sunday
A 74-year-old Dutch tourist went missing on the island of Samos since noon on Sunday. June 9. The man had decided to go hiking in the area between Limnionas and Klima, local media reported. According to samosvoice.gr, A search operation has been launched and continued through the nigh and Monday, …
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Six tourists injured when trolley bus cable falls on tourist bus in downtown Athens
An accident involving a tourist bus and a trolley bus injured six tourists on a sight-seeing tour in Athens. The tourists were injured after a cable fell on the roof of the double-decker. The accident occurred at noon on Monday on Panepistimiou Avenue in the center of Athens. Citing the …
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Tourist found dead in Preveli beach, Crete
A 62-year-old man was found unconscious above the beach of Preveli in Rethymnon on the island of Crete earlier on Sunday. According to local media ekriti.gr, the man was a German tourist. He was found on the steps leading to the beach. Passersby informed the ambulance service, however, due difficult …
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UK Police Officer found dead on Corfu island
A 22-year-old British tourist was found dead on a side street in the area of Kavos on the island of Corfu on Friday morning. The tourist was working as police officer in London, UK, and was on the island in the Ionian Sea for vacations together with a colleague. The …
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Tourist drifted away on floating flamingo rescued off Lesvos (video)
An inflatable plastic flamingo was the reason a tourist drifted out to the sea and an operation was launched to rescue her as well as another swimmer who approached her to her help. The incident took place off the beach of Efthalou on the island of Lesvos on Tuesday, August …
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Earthquake: Tourist with serious leg injuries in Samaria gorge taken to hospital
The 45-year-old Spanish tourist, who suffered serious leg injuries during a hike in Samaria Gorge after the earthquake in Chania, was rescued and transferred to the local hospital. The man was injured when parts of a rock fell on him following the earthquake that stroke with 4.9 Richter on Sunday …
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Samos: Turkish man arrested for hit-and-run Swiss tourist
A Turkish man has been arrested on the island of Samos and faces felony charges as well as for abandoning his victim over a hit-and-run that took place on Wednesday afternoon. His severely injured victim, a Swiss tourist, died a few hours later in the hospital. The victim was a …
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Tourist injured by “stray bullet” on Crete
Α “stray” bullet injured a tourist from Switzerland in a restaurant in a village in Apokoronas by Chania on the island of Crete.. The 46-year-old woman was reportedly having a dinner with her family on Friday afternoon, when he felt a sharp burning on her shoulder. It quickly turned out …
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Rhodes: Priest arrested for “insulting sexual dignity” of tourist
Police on Rhodes have arrested a 49-year-old priest on suspicion of insulting the sexual dignity of a 30-υear-old tourist from Esthonia, who said the cleric had “anointed” his genitals with holy oil. According to local newspaper dimokratiki, the tourist said he had visited a monastery with a female companion in …
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Acropolis temporarily closed to public due to heatwave; tourist faints
The Acropolis of Athens will be closed to public for several hours on Friday, July 14, as the heatwave that hits Greece reaches its peak with temperatures over 41 degrees Celsius also in the Greek capital. Friday morning, a tourist fainted apparently due to the heat, while on the Acropolis …
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Club bouncers in Laganas brutally beat young British tourist (video)
A young British tourist was brutally beaten by bouncers of a night club in Laganas resort on the island of Zakynthos. Police arrested at least one perpetrator. The beating has been recorded and uploaded on social media. The victim, a 19-year-old British tourist, has been surrounded by bouncers who kick …
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Zakynthos: Young British tourist dies in accident with ATV-vehicle
A 19-year-old man from Scotland lost his life on the island of Zakynthos in an incident involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) early on Friday. The four-wheeler veered off its intended path and overturned, resulting in a fatal injury to the rider. His fellow-passenger, a British national of the same age, …
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Rhodes: Tourist boat with 82 passengers on fire; two injured
A day touristic boat with 82 people on board caught fire in Stegna, off Rhodes on Thursday and was completely destroyed. Many passengers jumped into the sea to escape the flames and the thick smoke and swam to the nearest beach, while others were collected by boats that rushed to …
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23-year-old man arrested for rape of Irish tourist on Rhodes
Police on the island of Rhodes arrested 23-year-old local man who is accused of the rape of a 20-year-old Irish woman in Faliraki on Monday. The 23-year-old was arrested on Wednesday noon by police officers who were handling the case, after the complaint of the young tourist. According to what …
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Tourist dies on Thassos while waiting for an ambulance
A tourist died at a beach of the island of Thassos on Tuesday, while the only ambulance needed almost an hour to reach there. By the time it arrived, it was too late. The woman about 45-50 years old from the Czech Republic, was on vacation in the northwestern Aegean …
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Autopsy report on young tourist found dead in Zakyntos club pool
Α 20-year-old Irish national was found dead in the pool of a club in Laganas on the island of Zakynthos. The young man was spending summer vacations with his friends in the Ionian Sea. While police on the island investigates the causes of his death, a waitress told state broadcaster …
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Tourist swept away and drown in Lefkada’s famous beach
A 50-year-old tourist was drown at the famous Kathisma beach of the island of Lefkada on Saturday. His wife was rescued in the last minute, while huge waves had ‘swallowed’ her husband. According to eyewitnesses, the couple from Romania was trying to take a selfie at the edge of the …
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Tourist dies in Halkidiki after ambulance arrives over an hour later
A 63-year-old woman, a cruise tourist, died in Ouranoupolis, Halkidiki, when she fainted during lunch in a taverna and the ambulance need 1.15 hour to get there and provide essential aid. It is the third death in Greece due to ambulance delay since Sunday. The woman lost consciousness while in …
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Rhodes: UK tourist struck by lightning while SUP paddling
A 26-year-old tourist from Great Britain was struck and killed by a lightning, while he was swimming on the island of Rhodes early afternoon Monday. The man was in the sea area of Agia Agatha and incident occurred short before 2 o’ clock During the rain the young tourist was …
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