- author, James Fitzgerald
- role, BBC News
The body of an American tourist has reportedly been found on the Greek island of Matraki, adding to the growing list of foreigners who have gone missing or died during the record heatwave.
The recent death of British TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the island of Symi was followed over the weekend by the discovery of a Dutch man’s body on the island of Samos.
Another American, Albert Carivet, is one of at least three people reported missing.
The US State Department has been contacted for comment.
Greek public broadcaster ERT and the Athens News Agency reported on Sunday that the American found dead on the island of Matraki was a 55-year-old man.
The tourist, whose name has not been released, was said to have last been seen alive in a bar last week and his body was found on a deserted beach on the small island.
He was taken to a hospital on the nearby larger island of Corfu for an autopsy.
Greece is set to experience continued heat this week as winds from North Africa push up temperatures and the country is hit by its earliest heatwave on record.
Many schools were forced to close, as were major tourist sites, including the ancient Acropolis.
On Saturday, authorities reported that a 74-year-old Dutch tourist who went missing after going hiking alone on another island, Samos, had died.
Meanwhile, the search continues for Albert Carivet, a 59-year-old former police officer from California who was also reported missing on Amorgos last week after failing to return from a hike.
Greek authorities are also searching for two French women, aged 73 and 64, on the island of Sikinos, according to French news agency AFP.
Earlier this month, authorities spent several days searching the island of Symi for Dr Mosley, a prominent British television doctor who went missing after going for a walk off the coast.
His body was found in a rocky area and investigators concluded he died of natural causes the day he went missing.