Greece’s authorities are looking for a 59-year-old lady who disappeared while she and her husband were at a beach.
According to a translated missing persons report published by the local charity Lifeline Hellas, Michele Bourda was last seen at noon local time on Friday, August 1, on the beach of Ofryni in the Northern Greek city of Kavala. As concerns for Mrs. Bourda’s life rise, her family quickly raised the alarm, but authorities have not been able to locate her.
As per the article, the British national vanished from the beach “where she had gone swimming with her husband.” She is five feet six inches tall, slender, with straight blond shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes.
“On the day she disappeared, she was wearing a two-piece swimsuit with rhinestones, yellow beach shoes and red, bone-rimmed sunglasses,” Lifeline Hellas added.
On Saturday, August 2, the group initially sent out a warning for Bourda. According to Sky News, Bourda resides in the Macedonian city of Serres with her Greek-born spouse.
According to the U.K. publication The Standard, the 59-year-old is thought to have disappeared from the beach while her husband was dozing off on a sunbed. As per the reports, when she vanished, her possessions were abandoned on the beach.
According to Sky News, the central port administration in Kavala was notified of Bourda’s abduction on the evening of August 1
To try to find her, the Hellenic Coast Guard and local police are now searching the beach and the sea
According to Sky News, the search on Sunday encompassed two patrol boats, five fishing boats, and three recreational craft. According to local media, Mrs. Bourda resided in Serres, Macedonia, with her husband, who is believed to be of Greek descent.
The following was posted on Facebook by the British Embassy in Greece: “Michele Ann Bourda disappeared on August 1, 2025, at the beach of Ofrynio in Kavala.
“On the day she went missing, she was wearing a swimsuit with decorative stones, yellow water shoes and red plastic sunglasses. Her life is in danger.”
It follows the disappearance of a 60-year-old British traveller last month while on vacation in the nation. His automobile was left in the 38 degrees Celsius heat in Tristomo, a town on the island of Karpathos, where he was last seen.
The television physician, Michael Mosley, passed away last summer after going missing while our on a stroll on the Greek island of Symi. After a four-day search in June 2024, the body of the broadcaster and columnist was discovered.