The body of a 48-year-old British tourist who went missing on the Greek island of Rhodes has been found on a beach.
The man was last seen two days ago after going swimming with his niece at Theologos beach in the north of the island, local media reported.
However, the search ended in tragedy this morning after her body was reportedly found by a passerby on Paradisos beach.
Local media reported that his niece left the beach and called police after he had not been heard from for several hours and had disappeared from the beach.
Police officers had been coordinating with the coast guard, as well as boat owners in the area, to investigate the disappearance.
The 48-year-old man, whose name has not yet been revealed, was last seen yesterday by his niece, with whom he went swimming (archive image from Tsampika beach in Rhodes)
Local media reported that the niece left the beach and called police when he was not heard from for several hours and disappeared from the beach (Archive image from Ialysos)
Greece has seen a number of disappearances this summer, including that of Mail columnist Dr Michael Mosley.
Investigators found the body of Dr Mosley, one of Britain’s most famous doctors who popularised the 5:2 diet, in June after a search that lasted several days in the scorching heat of the Greek resort island of Symi.
The body was discovered in a rocky area next to Agia Marina after an extensive search operation led by emergency workers, about a 30-minute walk from the village of Pedi where the 67-year-old Mail columnist was last seen.
Days after Dr Mosley’s body was found, Greek authorities were desperately trying to search for three tourists who went missing during a brutal heatwave that killed at least five people at the time.
Former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Albert Calibet, 59, was last seen walking alone in very hot conditions in Amorgos. Meanwhile, the two French nationals, aged 73 and 64, are missing on the isolated island of Sikinos.
Dr Michael Mosley, who disappeared in June, with his wife Clare Bailey
Police believe Dr Mosley was seen on CCTV in the town of Pedi before taking a wrong turn onto a road north on the island of Symi.
The resort of Agia Marina, the place where a body was found
