Where can missing Brit have disappeared to after vanishing from sunbed while husband slept? Map shows Greek beach is surrounded by fields and huge fishing pond - as rescuers prepare to call off search
Michele Ann Joy Bourda, 59, had been swimming at Ofrynio beach in the city of Kavala at around noon on Friday before disappearing.
The Police have been conducting a search on land for the tourist, while Greece 's Hellenic Coast Guard have been searching in the sea, but the central port authority in Kavala told the Daily Mail that rescuers might call off the operation by the end of the day on Monday.
A Silver Alert was issued after the police failed to immediately locate the tourist and authorities have warned that she may be in danger.
A map shows how the 17 kilometre long Greek beach where Bourda vanished after lounging on a sunbed is surrounded by expansive fields, residential houses and a huge fishing pond.
Ms Bourda was last seen wearing a two-piece beaded swimsuit, yellow beach shoes, and a pair of red sunglasses.
It is understood she went to the beach in northern Greece with her husband, who was allegedly asleep when the she vanished.
When he woke up, his wife was nowhere to be found, according to local media.
She is described as being 5ft6in, of a slim build with blue eyes and shoulder length hair.
Sources claim Ms Bourda's belongings were left behind on the beach after she vanished.
The Greek missing persons charity, Lifeline Hellas, issued a Silver Alert on Saturday after the police were unable to locate her.
'Her life is in danger. If you know anything, contact the Silver Alert service, 24 hours a day, at the National SOS Line 1065,' the alert said.
It comes after a 60-year-old British tourist went missing in June while on holiday in Greece.
His hired car was found abandoned on the island of Karpathos in 38C heat and he was last seen by the owner of his rented accommodation on June 27.
Meanwhile, fears are growing for a British woman who disappeared from a Spanish tourist hotspot last week.
Jennifer Frances Lacey, 41, vanished from the municipality of Vera on Monday, July 28.
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