Icarus rescue team of the Samos Fire Service on Saturday morning found a body in search for the 74-year-old Dutch tourist who was missing on Samos since Sunday, June 9.

Sources have confirmed to the Greek Reporter that the body has been identified as the missing man by his clothes and personal items, but official identification is pending as his family and a coroner have been called to the scene.

The 74-year-old Dutch man had been missing since 2 pm on Sunday, when he disappeared while hiking between the areas of Limnionas and Klima, on the southwest of Samos.

Greek police said the tourist lost his orientation on a path in the area of Limnionas. It was reported that the last sign he was alive was at 2 pm in the same area. The investigation has been expanded, with Samosvoice reporting that since yesterday, Tuesday, June 11th, a rescue boat has been scanning the coastline, with the assistance of a helicopter. In addition, drones have been used, along with a rescue dog.

The official search and rescue operation, on land and sea, had ended on Friday, although volunteers and friends were still looking for him.

Heatwave leaves at least three tourists dead in Greece

It is feared that foreign visitors appear unaware or not properly informed of the risks posed by overexertion during the country’s frequent and lasting summer heatwaves.

Saturday’s tragic discovery of the body of the missing 74-year-old Dutch tourist on Samos brings the number of foreign visitors who died in Greece during the early June heatwave to four. One more tourist, 59-year-old American Eric Albert Calibet, is still missing on the island of Amorgos since June 11.

According to Dimitris Kalatzis, who headed the Samos rescue team for the 74-year-old Dutch, rescue missions were often made more difficult because tourists, frequently unaware of the risks, “veered off track” to see sites and then got lost.