American tourist found dead in Greece

Amid a search for a Ret. L.A. County Deputy Sheriff, missing on the Greek Island of Amorgos, another U.S. tourist was found dead on a different island some 500 miles away. Samantha Cortese reports on June 17, 2024.

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[scorpiouk]

The older you get, the harder it is for your body to handle intense heat. Please older people like me (57) take that to heart. You are not young anymore and must consider that in all you do.

[Pontiki]

I am Greek. One week before this an Englishman working for the BBC was struck by the sun and heat and fell to his death. And during the same heatwave, a Dutch tourist died too. Locals always tell tourists not to mess with the sun here, but some of them won't listen. Sometimes Greek summer is so awful that you swim and then when you come out, and while still wet, you feel like running towards the shade. Greek old timers literally swim with huge straw hats and sunglasses. I was a kid full of health and energy, and yet i would NEVER hike distances under the sun from June to August. I remember once, i was playing by the sea football for an hour or so, getting wet constantly, and still i got severely torched. My body was literally burning for two days. Extreme pain. My condolences to the family.

[ryvijco]

I'm a little confused - how many people total have gone missing, and I thought they said that they found the retired cop, but he's still actually missing? or who is the person that's still missing? I don't think the reporting was very clear on this, or they needed to tie it together at the end.

[oneone]

what a confusing news segment. no idea who is missing, who is dead, and who is whatever

[Your-]

If he was found dead, why are they still searching for him??? Poorly worded report.

[davidwright]

"I dont know why the US cant come here and help Really? Odd.

[gmunden]

The man is in a foreign country doing something he chose to do. The US is not responsible for sending search parties in foreign countries. The tourist went on a solo hike with no tracking device or plan. The search would be under Greek jurisdiction. The brother seems to have some bold sense of entitlement.

[michaels]

I am 69 and outdoor active. I have read many accounts of seniors, particularly men, who died because they still thought they were invincible. Heat doesn’t care who you are, young or old, but older people are particularly vulnerable to it even if hydrated and electrolyte balanced. When it gets too hot, workout indoors with AC.

[llamamama]

This happens to hikers on Camelback in Arizona too. Just because you are there for a short time and fear missing out on an opportunity—it isn’t worth your life, water water water and a backpack full of wet t shirts to put on and if it’s too hot just don’t go.

[eastbow]

we have reached a level where animals are smarter than humans, they go into hiding mid day while we go for hiking ffs

[nycatlady]

So this guy wanted the US to send help to find his brother in a foreign country who went on a hike in brutal heat because they had too few people there “on their own dime”. The entitlement is breathtaking.

[CountryFenderBass]

My wife is Greek and we go every year. I see tourists go on hiking with one bottle of water. I see tourist go up on the mountain not understanding how rugged the trail is. One bad step and you can die. It’s not Disney World. It’s not a controlled situation. Don’t be a malakas and wander off like a lost cat…

[EKA-jf]

Is it so hard to understand that high heat is NOT a good time to go hiking? We have lost so many hikers in CA. It gets HOT in the deserts! I mean, one is named "Death Valley"!

[MrNixtt]

Hello there half Greek here: NEVER hike in Mediterranean countries during summer with high temperatures. I know many of you think you can but many don’t make it. Always ask the locals if it’s safe. They know…

[johndunn]

97 degrees, in THE SHADE. On a white beach in the sun, it's going to be much hotter. With sun directly beating down on you and white sand and water reflecting up on you it's a long way from 97 now.

[Mzd]

People are not aware how hot it gets when the rocks are around you and no trees. It feels brutal and often more hot than it is. The heat comes from the ground and above. I'm from a similar area in Croatia. We do not hike in the summer, all we do is try to refresh in the sea. We go out earlier in the morning and late in the evening as well.

[velshock]

Why in the world would anyone go for a hike in extreme heat? Ffs

[billtruttschel]

I'm sorry you lost your brother, but why would the U.S. owe you people to help you find him? That doesn't sound like a service the U.S. government provides nor should provide.

[CoolMoeG]

He didn’t die from his hike, he died from his stupidity. It’s 97°, great day for a long hike! Duh 🙄 The same thing happened to a brainiac surgeon who went hiking in Nevada desert without water. He also died of stupidity.

[vargasfamily]

I hope a kind hearted person has rescued him and he’s being nursed back to health and just hasn’t remembered his name yet.
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