A former LA sheriff's deputy goes missing during hike on Amorgos island
https://easyreadernews.com/hermosa-beachs-albert-calibet-missing-in-greece/
In Greek:
Posted by
Duluth 🛶
7633 posts
He's not the only one. There is a Dutch tourist who is missing and a UK man was found dead a few days ago. Authorities are warning people of the high heat in the Greek islands right now.
https://wapo.st/3VIyZo3
Posted by
Freedonia
16070 posts
UK man was found dead a few days ago.
The man was Dr. Michael Mosely, a well known TV personality and author in the UK.
Posted by
958 posts
Plus 4 more too. Heat. It is 90+ every day in Athens and Nafplio going out to the 24th. That is as far as my weather app showed.
Last September we used our umbrellas in Japan the heat was so bad.
Posted by
Chicago
2021 posts
Umbrellas are wonderful to have. I used mine in Mexico. Most women there don't wear hats but use umbrellas when walking as it keeps more of the sun off you.
Also best to always have water with you and stay hydrated.
Posted by
OP
France Southwest
2200 posts
Dutch tourist found dead yesterday.
Another American tourist who was missing on the island of Mathraki was found dead and two French women on vacation on the island of Sikinos who went hiking have been missing since yesterday.
Umbrellas are wonderful to have.
The umbrella is not really an appropriate accessory for hiking. In Greece, the world record for distance covered while hiking with an umbrella before it was destroyed by the wind is 47 meters.
Posted by
Freedonia
16070 posts
Tip.....if you do decide to go out in these type of temperatures, and want to wear a hat, make sure that hat has holes near the top. That will let heat out and prevent it from collecting between your scalp and the hat.
I learned this the hard way.
I've also used the cooling towels/bandanas that you soak in water and wear around your neck. Surprisingly, they help.
I've also tried wearing a neck fan. Didn't do much.
Posted by
Houston, Texas
937 posts
We hiked from Fia to Oia on Santorini last Monday. It took 3.5 hours to complete the 7+ mile hike in very direct sunlight. Between my wife and I, we both carried 3 liters of water and used it. If you are not prepared for the heat and terrain, you could lose your balance and fall several hundred feet on some of these islands.
Posted by
401 posts
We hiked from Fia to Oia on Santorini last Monday. It took 3.5 hours to complete the 7+ mile hike in very direct sunlight.
Only a Texan could accomplish this! I would have turned back after a half hour
Posted by
Southeastern US
2572 posts
Why some scientists think extreme heat could be the reason people keep disappearing in Greece
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/climate/extreme-heat-brain-greece-tourists/index.html
Posted by
Houston, Texas
937 posts
We hiked from Fia to Oia on Santorini last Monday. It took 3.5 hours to complete the 7+ mile hike in very direct sunlight.
Only a Texan could accomplish this! I would have turned back after a half hour
It was mentioned at the church which is at the halfway at the highest elevation. Decided to keep going since it was more or less downhill. A cold beer in Oia helped ease the pain and suffering.