Silver Alert issued for British woman who vanished from beach in Greece
Michele Bourda, 59, disappeared from a sunbed on Ofrynio beach in the city pf Kavala, while her husband was sleeping.
He told Greek police that he had drifted off on the beach bar loungers, but when he woke up, she was not with him.
Michele's personal belongings – her clothes and her bag – were there, local media have reported.
The incident happened on Friday, but so far police have been unable to trace her.
As a result, a Silver Alert was issued by the charity LifeLine Hellas after her family raised the alarm.
The public notification system is triggered about missing adults, especially those with dementia or Alzheimer's, to help locate them safely.
The alert said: 'Her life is in danger. If you know anything, contact the silver alert service, 24 hours a day, on the national SOS line 1065.' More Trending
Michele is described as having straight blonde hair down to her shoulders, hazel eyes, is 1.73m (5ft 6in) tall.
At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a two-piece swimsuit embellished rhinestones, yellow beach shoes and red bone-rimmed sunglasses.
The charity reported that her life was in danger and the Hellenic coastguard are continuing a search operation via sea.
Metro has contacted the Foreign Office for a comment.
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